Minister for Drugs Policy

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The Minister for Drugs Policy is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet but reports directly to the First Minister of Scotland.^[1]^[2] The current Minister for Drugs Policy is Angela Constance, who was appointed in December 2020.^[1]

History[]

The office was created in December 2020 by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon following the resignation of Minister for Public Health, Joe FitzPatrick. His resignation was triggered by the figures released that showed Scotland again had the worst drug death rate in Europe.^[3] Sturgeon stated that her government had taken their "eye off the ball on drug deaths" and appointed Angela Constance to take on the new dedicated role as Minister for Drugs Policy.^[4]^[5]

Overview[]

Responsibilities[]

The specific responsibilities of the minister are:^[1]

Tackling and reducing the harm of drug misuse
Supporting the rehabilitation and recovery of those living with drug addiction
Reducing the number of deaths from drugs

List of office holders[]

Name		Portrait	Assumed office	Left office	Party	First Minister
Minister for Drugs Policy[]
	Angela Constance		18 December 2020	Incumbent	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Minister for Drugs Policy". www.gov.scot. Scottish Government. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ 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".
^ "Drug deaths in Scotland: Minister Joe FitzPatrick loses job". BBC News. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Drug deaths in Scotland: Minister Joe FitzPatrick loses job". BBC News. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "Sturgeon: We took our eye off the ball on drug deaths". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

External links[]

Minister for Drugs Policy on Scottish Government website

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