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Ministers Law Officers Parliamentary Liaison Scottish Parliament Fact Sheet Ministers, Law Officers and Parliamentary Liaison Officers by Cabinet: Session 5 19 May 2021 MSPs: Historical Series This Fact Sheet provides a list of all of the Scottish Ministers and Parliamentary Liaison Officer by Cabinet, during Session 5 (12 May 2016 - 4 May 2021). This Fact Sheet provides a list of Ministers and Law Officers. The Scotland Act 1998 refers to them as Scottish Ministers, junior Scottish Ministers and Law Officers. The current government calls them Cabinet Secretaries, Ministers and Law Officers. In addition to the First Minister there are currently nine Cabinet Secretaries and twelve Ministers. Together they make up the Scottish Government. The government is responsible for devolved matters and formulating and implementing policy in these areas. There are also two Law Officers who advise the government on legal matters and represent its interests in court. The final section lists Parliamentary Liaison Officers (PLO) (formerly Ministerial Parliamentary Aides). PLOs are MSPs appointed by the First Minister on the recommendation of Ministers whom they assist in discharging their duties. PLOs are unpaid and are not part of the Scottish Government. Abbreviations used: SNP Scottish National Party QC Queen’s Counsel First Cabinet: 18 May 2016 – 5 September 2016 Post Minister Party First Minister Nicola Sturgeon1 SNP Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education John Swinney SNP and Skills Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution Derek Mackay2 SNP Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Shona Robison SNP Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Roseanna Cunningham SNP Land Reform Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop SNP Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Angela Constance SNP Equalities Cabinet Secretary for Justice Michael Matheson SNP Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Keith Brown SNP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Fergus Ewing3 SNP Chief Whip Bill Kidd SNP Minister for Childcare and Early Years Mark McDonald4 SNP Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Shirley-Anne Somerville5 SNP Science Minister for Parliamentary Business Joe FitzPatrick SNP Minister for Transport and the Islands Humza Yousaf SNP Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse SNP Minister for Employability and Training Jamie Hepburn SNP Minister for Public Health and Sport Aileen Campbell SNP Minister for Mental Health Maureen Watt SNP Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs Annabelle Ewing SNP Minister for Local Government and Housing Kevin Stewart6 SNP Minister for Social Security Jeane Freeman7 SNP Minister for International Development and Europe Alasdair Allan SNP Law Officers Post Law Officer Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC8 Solicitor General for Scotland Alison Di Rollo9 1 Appointed 17 May 2016 2 Appointed 19 May 2016 3 Appointed 19 May 2016 4 Appointed 19 May 2016 5 Appointed 19 May 2016 6 Appointed 19 May 2016 7 Appointed 19 May 2016 8 Appointed 1 June 2016 9 Appointed 1 June 2016 Parliamentary Liaison Officers: 14 June 2016 – 31 August 2016 Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the MSP Office of the First Minister Ben Macpherson MSP Gail Ross MSP Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and George Adam MSP Equalities Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Ash Denham MSP Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Gillian Martin MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth MSP Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Angus MacDonald Land Reform Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Constitution Kate Forbes MSP Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Tom Arthur MSP Cabinet Secretary for Justice Fulton MacGregor MSP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Emma Harper MSP Second Cabinet: 6 September 2016 – 4 November 2017 Post Minister Party First Minister Nicola Sturgeon SNP Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education John Swinney SNP and Skills Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution Derek Mackay SNP Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Shona Robison SNP Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Roseanna Cunningham SNP Land Reform Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop SNP Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Angela Constance SNP Equalities Cabinet Secretary for Justice Michael Matheson SNP Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Keith Brown SNP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Fergus Ewing SNP Chief Whip Bill Kidd SNP Minister for Childcare and Early Years Mark McDonald10 SNP Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Science Minister for Parliamentary Business Joe FitzPatrick SNP Minister for Transport and the Islands Humza Yousaf SNP Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse SNP Minister for Employability and Training Jamie Hepburn SNP Minister for Public Health and Sport Aileen Campbell SNP Minister for Mental Health Maureen Watt SNP Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs Annabelle Ewing SNP Minister for Local Government and Housing Kevin Stewart SNP Minister for Social Security Jeane Freeman SNP Minister for International Development and Europe Alasdair Allan SNP Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe Michael Russell SNP Law Officers Post Law Officer Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC Solicitor General for Scotland Alison Di Rollo 10 Mark McDonald MSP resigned on 4 November 2017. Parliamentary Liaison Officers: 1 September 2016 – 4 November 2017 Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the MSP Office of the First Minister Ben Macpherson MSP Gail Ross MSP Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Mairi Gougeon MSP11 Equalities Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Ash Denham MSP Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Ivan McKee MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth MSP Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Gillian Martin MSP Land Reform Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Constitution Kate Forbes MSP Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Fulton MacGregor MSP Cabinet Secretary for Justice Tom Arthur MSP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Emma Harper MSP 11 Elected as Mairi Evans, she changed her name to Mairi Gougeon on 17 July 2017. Third Cabinet: 4 November 2017 – 26 June 2018 Post Minister Party First Minister Nicola Sturgeon SNP Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education John Swinney SNP and Skills Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution Derek Mackay SNP Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Shona Robison SNP Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Roseanna Cunningham SNP Land Reform Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop SNP Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Angela Constance SNP Equalities Cabinet Secretary for Justice Michael Matheson SNP Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Keith Brown SNP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Fergus Ewing SNP Chief Whip Bill Kidd SNP Minister for Childcare and Early Years Maree Todd12 SNP Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Science Minister for Parliamentary Business Joe FitzPatrick SNP Minister for Transport and the Islands Humza Yousaf SNP Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse SNP Minister for Employability and Training Jamie Hepburn SNP Minister for Public Health and Sport Aileen Campbell SNP Minister for Mental Health Maureen Watt SNP Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs Annabelle Ewing SNP Minister for Local Government and Housing Kevin Stewart SNP Minister for Social Security Jeane Freeman SNP Minister for International Development and Europe Alasdair Allan SNP Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe Michael Russell SNP Law Officers Post Law Officer Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC Solicitor General for Scotland Alison Di Rollo 12 Appointed 8 November 2017. Parliamentary Liaison Officers: 4 November 2017 – 23 April 2018 Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the MSP Office of the First Minister Ben Macpherson MSP Gail Ross MSP Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Mairi Gougeon MSP Equalities Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Ash Denham MSP Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Ivan McKee MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth MSP Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Gillian Martin MSP Land Reform Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Constitution Kate Forbes MSP Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Fulton MacGregor MSP Cabinet Secretary for Justice Tom Arthur MSP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Emma Harper MSP Parliamentary Liaison Officers: 24 April 2018 – 26 June 2018 Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the MSP Office of the First Minister Ben Macpherson MSP Gail Ross MSP Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Mairi Gougeon MSP Equalities Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Tom Arthur MSP Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Ivan McKee MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth MSP Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Gillian Martin MSP Land Reform Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Constitution Kate Forbes MSP Cabinet Secretary
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