Cabinet & Ministers Update

Culture Counts have pulled together the relevant information for Scotland’s culture sector on new Cabinet & Ministerial appointments within the Scottish Government. This page was last updated on 3 June 2021. You can read more information on the Cabinet & Ministers on the ScotGov website.

Cabinet Secretaries

  • Nicola Sturgeon - First Minister 

  • John Swinney MSP - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery 

  • Kate Forbes MSP - Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy 

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP - Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills

  • Humza Yousaf MSP - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

  • Mairi Gougeon MSP - Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands

  • Shona Robison MSP - Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government

  • Angus Robertson MSP - Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture

  • Micahel Matheson MSP - Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport

  • Keith Brown MSP - Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans

Ministers

Angela Constance - Minister for Drugs Policy

George Adam - Minister for Parliamentary Business

Richard Lochhead - Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work

Ivan McKee MSP - Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise

Tom Arthur MSP - Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth

Maree Todd MSP - Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport

Kevin Stewart MSP - Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care

Clare Haughey MSP - Minister for Children and Young People

Jamie Hepburn MSP - Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training

Mairi McAllan MSP - Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform

Graeme Dey MSP - Minister for Transport

Ash Denham MSP - Minister for Community Safety

Christina McKelvie MSP - Minister for Equalities and Older People

Ben Macpherson MSP - Minister for Social Security and Local Government

Jenny Gilruth MSP - Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development

James Wolffe QC - Lord Advocate

Alison Di Rollo - Solicitor General

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