Minister for Equalities (Scotland)
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| Minister for Equalities | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Co-ionannachd | |
| File:Scottish Government Logo.svg | |
since 8 May 2024 | |
| Style | Minister (within parliament) Equalities Minister (informal) Scottish Equalities Minister (outwith Scotland) |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
| Seat | Edinburgh |
| Appointer | First Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Jeane Freeman Minister for Social Security |
| Formation | 19 May 2016 |
| Salary | £106,185 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
| Website | www |
| This article is part of a series within the Politics of the United Kingdom on the |
| Politics of Scotland |
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The Minister for Equalities is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[2] The post was created in June 2018 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, who is a full member of cabinet.[3] The incumbent Minister is Kaukab Stewart since 8 May 2024.
Overview
The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of:[3]
- Social equality with respect to gender, sexuality, race, and disability
- The protection and development of social and human rights
- Equality for and the needs of Older people
The current post holds the following responsibilities:
- mainstreaming of equality and human rights
- social isolation and loneliness strategy
- faith and belief
- population and migration
- New Scots strategy
- refugees and asylum seekers
- displaced peoples
List of office holders
| Name | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Social Security | |||||||
| Jeane Freeman | File:Jeane Freeman 2018.jpg | 19 May 2016 | 28 June 2018 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
| Minister for Older People and Equalities | |||||||
| Christina McKelvie | File:Minister for Equalities and Older People, Christina McKelvie (51190914710).jpg | 28 June 2018 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
| Minister for Social Security and Local Government | |||||||
| Ben Macpherson | File:Ben MacPherson MSP.jpg | 20 May 2021 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
| Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees | |||||||
| Emma Roddick | File:Emma Roddick 2021.jpg | 29 March 2023 | 8 May 2024 | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf | ||
| Minister for Equalities | |||||||
| Kaukab Stewart | File:Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development - Kaukab Stewart.jpg | 8 May 2024 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | John Swinney | ||
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See also
References
- ↑ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 10 May 2024.
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Minister for Older People and Equalities". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
External links
- Minister for Older People and Equalities on Scottish Government website