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 | ||
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Kate Forbes | 27 June 2018[3] | 17 February 2020 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Public Finance and Migration[] | |||||||
Ben Macpherson | 17 February 2020 | 19 May 2021 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth[] | |||||||
Tom Arthur | 19 May 2021 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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".
- ^ a b c "Public Finance and Digital Economy". Scottish Government. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links[]
- Minister for Public Finance and Migration on Scottish Government website
Categories:
- Ministerial posts of the Scottish Government
- Economy of Scotland
- Finance ministers of Scotland
- Economy ministers
- Public finance of Scotland
- Scotland government stubs