Information for Scotland’s culture sector: Cabinet and Ministerial appointments in the Scottish Government

Here, you’ll find information around the new Cabinet & Ministerial appointments within the Scottish Government with particular reference to those who will be involved in decision making in the creative industries.

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