Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
| Minister for Public Finance | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Ministear an Ionmhais Phoblaich | |
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| Style | Minister (within parliament) Public Finance Minister (informal) Scottish Public Finance Minister (outwith Scotland) |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
| Seat | Edinburgh |
| Appointer | First Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Kate Forbes Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy |
| Formation | 27 June 2018 |
| Salary | £106,185 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
| Website | www |
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The Minister for Public Finance is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[2]
The post was created in June 2018 as the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, with Kate Forbes its first holder. The incumbent Minister, Ivan McKee supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, who is a full member of cabinet.[3]
Overview[edit]
The Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance has responsibility for:[3]
- community wealth and community empowerment
- public bodies policy
- public sector pensions
- Scottish Public Pensions Agency
- community wealth building
- cross government delivery of 20 minute neighbourhoods
- local governance review and democratic renewal
- budget revisions
- outturn
- consumer protection – Consumer Scotland policy and advice
- social entrepreneurship and employee-owned businesses
- Registers of Scotland
- statutory debt management and debt relief, diligence and Accountant in Bankruptcy procurement shared services
- government procurement
- property
List of office holders[edit]
Its incumbent is expected to be Ivan McKee, following Parliamentary approval on 9 May 2024.
Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy[edit] | |||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister | ||
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| Kate Forbes | 
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27 June 2018[4] | 17 February 2020 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Public Finance and Migration[edit] | |||||||
| Ben Macpherson | 
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17 February 2020 | 19 May 2021 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth[edit] | |||||||
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19 May 2021 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance[edit] | |||||||
| Tom Arthur |
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29 March 2023 | 9 May 2024 | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf | ||
Minister for Public Finance[edit] | |||||||
| Ivan McKee | 
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9 May 2024 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | John Swinney | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 10 May 2024.
- ^ Scotland Act (1998), Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
- ^ a b "Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance". Scottish Government. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links[edit]
- Minister for Public Finance and Migration on Scottish Government website
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