Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

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The Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[1] The post was created in June 2018: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, who is a full member of cabinet.[2]

Overview[edit]

The Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth previously had specific responsibility for:[2]

  • Managing the public finances
  • Scottish budget, budgetary monitoring and reporting
  • Fiscal policy and taxation
  • Digital economy & digital public services
  • Public sector pensions

The responsibilities of the new Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance within the Yousaf government are still to be announced.

List of office holders[edit]

The current Minister for Public Finance and Migration is Tom Arthur.[2]

Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy[edit]

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Kate Forbes 27 June 2018[3] 17 February 2020 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Finance and Migration[edit]

Ben Macpherson 17 February 2020 19 May 2021 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth[edit]

Tom Arthur 19 May 2021 29 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance[edit]

Tom Arthur 29 March 2023 Incumbent Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ a b c "Public Finance and Digital Economy". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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