Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth

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

The Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth has 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

List of office holders[]

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

Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy[]

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Kate Forbes KateForbesMSP-May2016.jpg 27 June 2018[3] 17 February 2020 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Finance and Migration[]

Ben Macpherson BenMacphersonMSP-May2016.jpg 17 February 2020 19 May 2021 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth[]

Tom Arthur Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Tom Arthur (51189847756).jpg 19 May 2021 Incumbent Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

See also[]

References[]

  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. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  3. ^ "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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