Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy

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The Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy, commonly referred to as the Finance Secretary, is a member of the Cabinet in the Scottish Government. The Cabinet Secretary has Ministerial responsibility for the Scottish Government's Finance Directorates. The current Cabinet Secretary is John Swinney.

The Cabinet Secretary is assisted in his or her role by two Junior Ministers: the Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism and the Minister for Parliamentary Business.

History

Following devolution in 1999, the Government of First Minister Donald Dewar instituted the position as the Minister for Finance, which was renamed the Minister for Finance and Local Government in the Government of Henry McLeish from 2000 to 2001. In the first Government of Jack McConnell, from 2001 to 2003, the position was renamed as the Minister for Finance and Public Services, changed to the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform after a reshuffle of the Second McConnell government in 2004. The first Government of Alex Salmond in 2007 combined the Minister for Finance element, with that of Enterprise and Transport to create the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth. After the 2011 election the position was named Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth and the transport portfolio was moved under the remit of another Cabinet position. In November 2014, the Government of Nicola Sturgeon renamed the position to Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy.

Overview

Responsibilities

Deputising for the First Minister – the constitution – the National Performance Framework – government strategy, reform, delivery and outcomes across portfolios, cross government implementation of Scotland’s Digital Future and relations with other UK administrations.

Scottish Public Finances and their sustainability - the Scottish Economy, fiscal policy, the Scottish Budget, public spending, taxation, budgetary monitoring and reporting, public service reform, public bodies policy, efficient government, public sector pay and pensions.

Business and Industry – enterprise, trade and inward investment, energy and renewable energy, innovation, tourism, business regulation, accountancy and insolvency.

Securing the Government’s parliamentary business – liaising with the parliamentary bureau and MSPs of the government party, open government, including Freedom of Information.

Resilience.

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy:

List of Office holders

	Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister

Jack McConnell	19 May 1999	26 October 2000	Scottish Labour Party	Donald Dewar

Angus Mackay	26 October 2000	22 November 2001	Scottish Labour Party	Henry McLeish

Andy Kerr	22 November 2001	4 October 2004	Scottish Labour Party	Jack McConnell

Tom McCabe	4 October 2004	16 May 2007	Scottish Labour Party	Jack McConnell

John Swinney	17 May 2007	19 May 2011	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

John Swinney	19 May 2011	21 November 2014	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

John Swinney	21 November 2014	Incumbent	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon

References

External links

Scottish Cabinet

Nicola Sturgeon (First Minister)
John Swinney (Deputy First Minister and Finance, Constitution and Economy)
Keith Brown (Infrastructure, Investment and Cities)
Roseanna Cunningham (Fair Work, Skills and Training)
Angela Constance (Education and Lifelong Learning)
Shona Robison (Health, Wellbeing and Sport)
Alex Neil (Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights)
Michael Matheson (Justice)
Richard Lochhead (Rural Affairs, Food and Environment)
Fiona Hyslop (Culture, Europe and External Affairs)

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