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On 27 June 2018, Haughey was appointed as the Scottish Government's Minister for Mental Health. [9] She retained the Rutherglen seat in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, with an increased majority and just over 50% of the vote share. [10] [1] On 19 May 2021, Haughey was appointed to the new government as Minister for Children and Young People.
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Kate Forbes, revealed the Scottish Government's 10 year economic plan called National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) on 1 March 2022. [1] This is the first strategic economic work the Scottish National Party administration had done since the publication of The Sustainable Growth ...
Fairlie was a co-founder of Farmers4Yes, a pro-Scottish independence campaign group. [4] In September 2020, Fairlie announced his intention to seek election to the Scottish Parliament. [3] On 8 May 2021 he was elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire. [5]
The Scottish government, which had been due to take over control of the payment in September, said the decision left it £150m short and with no choice but to follow suit in imposing means testing.
She is the first Cabinet Secretary in the Scottish Government to take maternity leave. [52] [53] Forbes left the Scottish Government in March 2023 after Sturgeon resigned, and new First Minister Humza Yousaf offered her the role of Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands in his Government. This was deemed as a demotion and Forbes ...
This is a list of all Scottish Parliaments and Governments (called the Scottish Executive from 1999 until 2008) from the time of the introduction of devolved government for Scotland in 1999.
Emma Roddick (born 30 July 1997) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. Emma served as the Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees between 2023 and 2024; stepping down when John Swinney was appointed first minister [1] [2] [3] She has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Highlands and Islands since May 2021.
Scottish National Party (SNP): The current party forming the Scottish Government is the Scottish National Party (SNP), which won 64 of 129 seats available in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election and 44.2% of the vote, one more seat than in 2016. [55]