Minister for Parliamentary Business

Minister for Parliamentary Business
Appointer	First Minister of Scotland
Website	www.scotland.gov.uk

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The Minister for Parliamentary Business is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government whose job it is to steer government business through the Scottish Parliament. It is currently held by Joe FitzPatrick of the Scottish National Party.

History of the office

The post was originally created in May 1999 as Chief Whip and Government Business Manager as a cabinet position in the Labour Liberal Scottish Executive along with the junior Deputy Business Manager, both positions where renamed after a few weeks to the Minister for Parliament and Deputy Minister for Parliament respectively. The posts where renamed again in November 2001 to Minister for Parliamentary Business and Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business following the election of Jack McConnell as First Minister.^[1] The a cabinet post was downgrade to that of a junior minister reporting to the First Minister following the election of an SNP minority government in May 2007.^[2] The post remained a junior one until the May 2011 general election after which a new cabinet post of Cabinet Secretary for Parliamentary Business and Government Strategy was established with the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Chief Whip reporting to it,^[3] this set up remained in place until a government reshuffle in September 2012 saw the cabinet post abolished with responsibility of Government Strategy being given to the Deputy First Minister.^[4] and the post of Minister for Parliamentary Business being re-established reporting to both First Minister and Deputy First Minister.^[5]

This changed in the reshuffle announced on 21 November 2014; Joe FitzPatrick now reports directly to Deputy First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney.

List of office holders

Cabinet position

	Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister

Tom McCabe	19 May 1999	12 June 1999	Labour Party	Donald Dewar

Tom McCabe	12 June 1999	27 November 2001	Labour Party	Donald Dewar Henry McLeish

Patricia Ferguson	27 November 2001	4 October 2004	Labour Party	Jack McConnell
Margaret Curran	4 October 2004	17 May 2007	Labour Party	Jack McConnell

Bruce Crawford	19 May 2011	5 September 2012	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

Junior Minister

	Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister

Iain Smith	19 May 1999	12 June 1999	Scottish Liberal Democrats	Donald Dewar

Iain Smith	12 June 1999	1 November 2000	Scottish Liberal Democrats	Henry McLeish
Tavish Scott	1 November 2000	9 March 2001	Scottish Liberal Democrats	Henry McLeish
Euan Robson	9 March 2001	28 November 2001	Scottish Liberal Democrats	Henry McLeish

Euan Robson	28 November 2001	21 May 2003	Scottish Liberal Democrats	Jack McConnell
Tavish Scott	21 May 2003	29 June 2005	Scottish Liberal Democrats	Jack McConnell
George Lyon	29 June 2005	17 May 2007	Scottish Liberal Democrats	Jack McConnell

Bruce Crawford*	17 May 2007	19 May 2011	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

Brian Adam*	19 May 2011	5 September 2012	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

Joe FitzPatrick	5 September 2012	incumbent	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

References

↑ "Ministers, Law Officers and Ministerial Parliamentary Aides by Cabinet: Session 1" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
↑ "Scottish Parliament Fact sheet: Ministers, Law Officers and Parliamentary Liaison Officers by Cabinet: Session 3" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
↑ "Scottish Parliament Fact sheet: Ministers, Law Officers and Parliamentary Liaison Officers by Cabinet: Session 4" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
↑ "Scottish cabinet reshuffle: Nicola Sturgeon given new independence role". BBC News. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
↑ "Cabinet and Ministers: Biographies and responsibilities". Scottish Government. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

External links

Minister for Parliamentary Business - Scottish Government
Minister for Parliamentary Business - Scottish Parliament

Junior Ministers of the Scottish Government

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