Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

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The Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance 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 as the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, with Kate Forbes its first holder. The Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, who is a full member of cabinet.[2]

Overview[edit]

The Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance has responsibility for:[2]

  • community wealth and community empowerment
  • public bodies policy
  • public sector pensions
  • Scottish Public Pensions Agency
  • community wealth building
  • cross government delivery of 20 minute neighbourhoods
  • local governance review and democratic renewal
  • budget revisions
  • outturn
  • consumer protection – Consumer Scotland policy and advice
  • social entrepreneurship and employee-owned businesses
  • Registers of Scotland
  • statutory debt management and debt relief, diligence and Accountant in Bankruptcy procurement shared services
  • government procurement
  • property

List of office holders[edit]

The incumbent minister is Tom Arthur.[2]

Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy[edit]

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

Minister for Public Finance and Migration[edit]

Ben Macpherson 17 February 2020 19 May 2021 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

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

Tom Arthur 19 May 2021 29 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance[edit]

Tom Arthur 29 March 2023 Incumbent Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 "Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance". Scottish Government. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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