The Minister for Public Finance 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 as the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, with Kate Forbes its first holder. The incumbent Minister, Ivan McKee supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, who is a full member of cabinet.[3]
Overview
The Minister for Public Finance has responsibility for:[3]
Specific responsibilities are:
- planning
- non-domestic rates (NDR) and NDR business engagement
- public sector pensions / Scottish Public Pensions Agency
- Registers of Scotland
- statutory debt management and debt relief, diligence and Accountant in Bankruptcy
- consumer advocacy and advice
- Consumer Scotland
Public finance
Public service reform
- public sector productivity and efficient government
- public bodies policy
- civil service transformation,
- government procurement and shared services
- estates and property
Community empowerment
- Local Governance Review
- 20 minute neighbourhoods (cross-government delivery)
List of office holders
The incumbent is Ivan McKee, who was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 9 May 2024.
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".
- ^ a b "Minister for Public Finance". Scottish Government. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links
- Minister for Public Finance and Migration on Scottish Government website
