Minister for Equalities | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Co-ionannachd | |
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 |
Jeanne Freeman Minister for Social Security |
Formation | 19 May 2016 |
Salary | £106,185 per annum (2024)
[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
Website |
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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.
The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of: [3]
The current post holds the following responsibilities:
Name | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister | ||
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Minister for Social Security | |||||||
Jeanne Freeman | 19 May 2016 | 28 June 2018 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Older People and Equalities | |||||||
Christina McKelvie | 28 June 2018 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Social Security and Local Government | |||||||
Ben Macpherson | 20 May 2021 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees | |||||||
Emma Roddick | 29 March 2023 | 8 May 2024 | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf | |||
Minister for Equalities | |||||||
Kaukab Stewart | 8 May 2024 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | John Swinney |
Minister for Equalities | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Co-ionannachd | |
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 |
Jeanne 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 |
---|
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.
The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of: [3]
The current post holds the following responsibilities:
Name | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister | ||
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Minister for Social Security | |||||||
Jeanne Freeman | 19 May 2016 | 28 June 2018 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Older People and Equalities | |||||||
Christina McKelvie | 28 June 2018 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Social Security and Local Government | |||||||
Ben Macpherson | 20 May 2021 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees | |||||||
Emma Roddick | 29 March 2023 | 8 May 2024 | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf | |||
Minister for Equalities | |||||||
Kaukab Stewart | 8 May 2024 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | John Swinney |