The Scottish Government

saltire shieldLabour Peer and MSP, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock: 'The SNP are on a very dangerous tack at the moment. What they are doing is trying to build up a situation in Scotland where the services are manifestly better than south of the Border in a number of areas.'
BBC interviewer Colin MacKay: 'Is that a bad thing?'
Labour Peer and MSP, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock: 'No. But they are doing it deliberately.'
Scotland at Ten, Radio Scotland, 26 th February 2008.		Lion Rampant

The Government of Scotland

Scottish government
The Scottish Government: The First Minister, Cabinet Secretaries, Ministers and Law Officers.

Scottish Government 24 th May 2007 - 10 th February 2009

Frank Mulholland QC was nominated as Solicitor General in place of John Beckett QC, a member of the Labour Party, on the 24 th May 2007.

This government represented the longest serving group of ministers since devolution in 1999.

The Office of the First Minister
Alex Salmond, MSP MP First Minister & Custodian of the Great Seal of Scotland Bruce Crawford Minister for Parliamentary Business
Alex Salmond, MSP MP Bruce Crawford, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £129,998
From 1 November 2007: £132,452
From 1 April 2008: £135,605		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
The responsibilities of the First Minister include: Head of the devolved Scottish government: responsible for development, implementation and presentation of Government policy, constitutional affairs, and for promoting and representing Scotland.
The responsibilities of the Minister for Parliamentary Business include: Parliamentary affairs and the management of Government business in the Parliament.
The responsibilities of the Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Culture include: Europe, external affairs, culture and the arts, architecture, built heritage, Historic Scotland and lottery funding, major events strategy, Gaelic.		 Linda Fabiani Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Culture
Linda Fabiani, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
Cabinet Secretaries Ministers
Nicola Sturgeon MSP Deputy First Minister, & Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing Shona Robison Minister for Public Health
Nicola Sturgeon MSP Shona Robison, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £92,998
From 1 November 2007: £94,743
From 1 April 2008: £96,999		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing include: NHS, health service reform, allied healthcare services, acute and primary services, performance, quality and improvement framework, health promotion, sport, public health, health improvement, pharmaceutical services, food safety and dentistry, community care, older people, mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, social inclusion, equalities, anti-poverty measures, housing and regeneration. Stewart Maxwell Minister for Communities & Sport
Stewart Maxwell, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
John Swinney MSP Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Sustainable Growth Jim Mather, MSP Minister for Enterprise, Energy & Tourism
John Swinney MSP Jim Mather, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £92,998
From 1 November 2007: £94,743
From 1 April 2008: £96,999		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Sustainable Growth include: The economy, the Scottish Budget, public service reform, de-regulation, local government, public service delivery, cities and community planning, General Register Office, Registers of Scotland, relocation, e-government, Scottish Public Pensions Agency, procurement, budgetary monitoring, business and industry including Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, trade and inward investment, corporate social responsibility, voluntary sector and the social economy, community business and corporate development, European Structural Funds, energy, tourism, land use planning system, climate change, building standards, transport policy and delivery, public transport, road, rail services, air and ferry services, Scottish Water. Stewart Stevenson MSP Minister for Transport, Infrastructure & Climate Change
Stewart Stevenson, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
Fiona Hyslop MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education, & Lifelong Learning Maureen Watt MSP Minister for Schools and Skills
Fiona Hyslop, MSP Maureen Watt, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £92,998
From 1 November 2007: £94,743
From 1 April 2008: £96,999		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Education, & Lifelong Learning include: Further and higher education, science and lifelong learning, school education, training and skills, HM Inspectorate of Education and the Scottish Qualifications Authority, nurseries and childcare, children's services, children's hearings, social work and HM Social Work Inspectorate. Adam Ingram Minister for Children & Early Years
Adam Ingram, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
Kenny MacAskill MSP Cabinet Secretary for Justice Fergus Ewing, MSP Minister for Community Safety
Kenny MacAskill MSP Fergus Ewing, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £92,998
From 1 November 2007: £94,743
From 1 April 2008: £96,999		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice include: Criminal law and procedure, youth justice, criminal justice social work, police, prisons and sentencing policy, legal aid, legal profession, courts and law reform, anti-social behaviour, sectarianism, human rights, fire and rescue services, community safety, civil contingencies, drugs policy and related matters, liquor licensing, vulnerable witnesses, victim support and civil law, charity law, religious and faith organisations.
Shona Robison MSP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs & the Environment Mike Russell, MSP Minister for the Environment
Richard Lochhead, MSP Mike Russell, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £92,998
From 1 November 2007: £94,743
From 1 April 2008: £96,999		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs & the Environment include: Agriculture, fisheries and rural development including aquaculture and forestry, environment and natural heritage, land reform, water quality regulation and sustainable development.

Law Officers

The Lord Advocate is no longer a member of the cabinet in a move to separate legal and political roles. Neither the present Lord Advocate nor the Solicitor General is a member of a political party.

Elish Angiolini Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC Solicitor General
Rt Hon Elish Angiolini QC Frank Mulholland
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £105,214
From 1 November 2007: £107,200
From 1 April 2008: £109,752		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £90,781
From 1 November 2007: £92,495
From 1 April 2008: £94,697
The responsibilities of the Lord Advocate include: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, prosecution of crime, investigation of sudden deaths, complaints against the police, support for victims and witnesses of crime, international cooperation (including mutual legal assistance and extradition), confiscation of proceeds of crime.
The responsibilities of the Solicitor General include: Legal advice to Scottish Ministers, civil litigation, constitutional issues and appointment of Counsel.

Parliamentary (Non-Executive) Postions

Alasdair Morgan MSP Deputy Presiding Officer
Alasdair Morgan, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £78,080
From 1 November 2007: £79,555
From 1 April 2008: £81,449
Tom McCabe MSP Member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Tricia Marwick, MSP

Bruce Crawwford MSP Member of the Parliamentary Bureau
Bruce Crawford, MSP

(Also Minister for Parliamentary Business)

Parliamentary Liaison Officers

Parliamentary Liaison Officers to the Office of the First Minister of the Scottish Government
Alasdair Allan MSP Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP Keith Brown MSP Keith Brown, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381
Aileen Campbell MSP Aileen Campbell, MSP Christopher Harvie MSP Professor Christopher Harvie, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381
Parliamentary Liaison Officers to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing of the Scottish Government
Parliamentary Liaison Officers to the Deputy First Minister of the Scottish Government
Ian McKee MSP Dr Ian McKee, MSP Stuart McMillan MSP Stuart McMillan, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381
Parliamentary Liaison Officers to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth of the Scottish Government
Joe FitzPatrick MSP Joe FitzPatrick, MSP Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP Shirley-Anne Somerville, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381
Parliamentary Liaison Officers to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning of the Scottish Government
Bob Doris MSP Bob Doris, MSP Jamie Hepburn MSP Jamie Hepburn, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381
Christina McKelvie MSP Christina McKelvie, MSP

Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381
Parliamentary Liaison Officers to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice of the Scottish Government
Angela Constance MSP Angela Constance, MSP Nigel Don MSP Nigel Don, MSP
Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381		 Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs of the Scottish Government
Rob Gibson Rob Gibson, MSP

Salary:
To 1 November 2007: £53,091
From 1 November 2007: £54,093
From 1 April 2008: £55,381

Committee Convenors

Andrew Welsh MSP Convenor of the Finance Committee
Andrew Welsh, MSP

Keith Brown MSP Convenor of the Standards, Procedures & Public Appointments Committee
Keith Brown, MSP
From 2 nd October 2007 to 12 th November 2008
Gil Paterson, MSP Convenor of the Standards, Procedures & Public Appointments Committee
Gil Paterson, MSP
From 13 th November 2008
Christine Grahame MSP Convenor of the Health & Sport Committee
Christine Grahame, MSP

Roseanna Cunningham MSP Convenor of the Rural Affairs & Environment Committee
Roseanna Cunningham, MSP
From 20 th June 2007 to 11 th February 2009

Party Positions

Brian Adam MSP Chief Whip
Brian Adam, MSP

Dave Thompson, MSP Assistant Whip
Dave Thompson, MSP

Bill Kidd, MSP Assistant Whip
Bill Kidd, MSP

Gil Paterson, MSP SNP Group Convenor
Gil Paterson, MSP

Angela Constance, MSP SNP Group Vice Convenor
Angela Constance, MSP

Joe Fitzpatrick, MSP SNP Group Secretary
Joe Fitzpatrick, MSP

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