The Scottish Government

saltire shield'The First Minister, grinning manfully, is fighting for his life.'
Iain Bell in the Herald, 7 th September 2006.		Lion Rampant

The Government of Scotland

The Scottish Cabinet, 20 th May 2003 - 1 st October 2004


The Scottish Executive in 2003:
From left to right, Front row: Cathie Jamieson, Jack McConnell, Jim Wallace
Second row: Colin Boyd, Ross Finnie, Patricia Fergusson, Andy Kerr
Third row: Margaret Curran, Malcolm Chisholm
Fourth row: Frank McAveety, Peter Peacock, Nicol Stephen

Following the election in May 2003, Jack McConnell made a number of changes to his ministerial team:
Iain Gray, Minister for Enterprise, Transport & Lifelong Learning had been defeated in Edinburgh Pentlands by David McLetchie. Gray's Enterprise & Lifelong Learning brief went to the Deputy First Minister, Jim Wallace, while his Transport brief was transformed into a new Executive post for Nicol Stephen, although with the salary of a Deputy Minister.
Cathy Jamieson was appointed Minister for Justice in place of Jim Wallace.
Peter Peacock was promoted to Minister for Education & Young People in place of Cathy Jamieson.
Lord Watson of Invergowrie was sacked as Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport with Frank McAveety promoted to replace him, although with the salary of a Deputy Minister.
Margaret Curran's brief of Minister for Social Justice was renamed Minister for Communities.
Euan Robson was appointed Deputy Minister for Education & Young People in place of Nicol Stephen.
The number of Deputy Ministers for Health & Community Care was reduced from two to one. Tom McCabe was promoted from the backbenches to replace Frank McAveety, while Mary Mulligan was transferred to Deputy Minister for Communities, replacing Deputy Minister for Social Justice, Des McNulty, who was sacked.
Tavish Scott was appointed from the backbenches to replace both Euan Robson as Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business and Peter Peacock as Deputy Minister for Finance & Public Services.
The post of Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport was scrapped with Elaine Murray returning to the backbenches.

The First Minister
Jack McConnell MSP First Minister & Custodian of the Great Seal of Scotland
Rt Hon Jack McConnell, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £120,748
From 1 April 2004: £123,162
Ministers Deputy Ministers
Jim Wallace QC Deputy First Minister, Minister for Enterprise, & Lifelong Learning Allan Wilson MSP Deputy Minister for Enterprise, & Lifelong Learning
Rt Hon James Wallace, QC MSP Dr Lewis Macdonald, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £86,371
From 1 April 2004: £88,098		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975
The responsibilities of the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning include: With the First Minister, responsible for development, implementation and presentation of SE policies. As Enterprise Minister responsible for economy, business and industry, including Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, European Structural Funds, trade and inward investment, energy (including renewable energy), further and higher education, lifelong learning, training and science.
Cathy Jamieson MSP Minister for Justice Hugh Henry MSP Deputy Minister for Justice
Cathy Jamieson, MSP Hugh Henry, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £86,371
From 1 April 2004: £88,098		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975
The responsibilities of the Minister for Justice include: Responsible for criminal Justice, youth justice, victims support, criminal justice social work, police, prisons, sentencing policy, courts, law reform, including civil law and fire services.
Peter Peacock MSP Minister for Education & Young People Euan Robson MSP Deputy Minister for Education & Young People
Peter Peacock, MSP Euan Robson MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £86,371
From 1 April 2004: £88,098		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975
The responsibilities of the Minister for Education & Young People include: Responsible for school education, nurseries and childcare, Gaelic, children's services, social work, HMIE, HMSWI and SQA.
Malcolm Chisholm MSP Minister for Health & Community Care TomMcCabe MSP Deputy Minister for Health & Community Care
Malcolm Chisholm, MSP Tom McCabe, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £86,371
From 1 April 2004: £88,098		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975
The responsibilities of the Minister for Health & Community Care include: Responsible for the NHS, community care, health service reform, health improvement, health promotion, public health, allied healthcare services, acute, primary and mental health services, addiction services, pharmaceutical services, performance, quality and improvement framework and food safety.
Ross Finnie MSP Minister for Environment & Rural Development Allan Wilson MSP Deputy Minister for Environment & Rural Development
Ross Finnie, MSP Allan Wilson, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £86,371
From 1 April 2004: £88,098		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975
The responsibilities of the Minister for Environment & Rural Development include: Responsible for environment and natural heritage, land reform, water, sustainable development, agriculture, fisheries, rural development including aquaculture and forestry.
Wendy Alexander MSP Minister for Communities Mary Mulligan MSP Deputy Minister for Communities
Margaret Curran, MSP Mary Mulligan, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £86,371
From 1 April 2004: £88,098		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975
The responsibilities of the Minister for Communities include: Responsible for anti-social behaviour, poverty, housing and area regeneration, the land use planning system and building standards, equality issues, voluntary sector, religious and faith organisations and charity law.
Andy Kerr MSP Minister for Finance & Public Services Tavish Scott MSP Deputy Minister for Finance & Public Services
Andy Kerr, MSP Tavish Scott, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £86,371
From 1 April 2004: £88,098		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975
The responsibilities of the Minister for Finance & Public Services include: Responsible for the Scottish Budget, public service delivery, modernising government including civil service reform, local government, cities and community planning.
Patricia Ferguson MSP Minister for Parliamentary Business Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business
Patricia Ferguson, MSP Tavish Scott, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £86,371
From 1 April 2004: £88,098		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975
The responsibilities of the Minister for Parliamentary Business include: Responsible for Parliamentary affairs and the management of Executive business in the Parliament.
Ministers attending Executive meetings but with the salary of a Deputy Minister
Patricia Ferguson MSP Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport No Deputy Minister
Frank McAveety, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975 1
The responsibilities of the Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport include: Responsible for tourism, culture and the arts, sport, major events strategy, built heritage, architecture, Historic Scotland and lottery funding.
Nicol Sephen MSP Minister for Transport No Deputy Minister
Nicol Stephen, MSP
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £72,525
From 1 April 2004: £73,975 2
The responsibilities of the Minister for Transport include: Responsible for transport policy and delivery, public transport, road, rail services, air and ferry services.
Law Officers
Lord Boyd QC Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini Solicitor General
Colin Boyd QC Elish Angiolini
Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £97,728
From 1 April 2004: £99,682		 Salary:
From 1 April 2003: £84,321
From 1 April 2004: £86,007

1
The Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport continues to be an Executive post but was endowed with the salary of a Deputy Minister.
2
Minister for Transport was a new Executive post but with the salary of a Deputy Minister.

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