Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy
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| Appointer | First Minister |
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The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, commonly referred to as the Health Secretary, is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government. The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Health and Community Care, with the advent of devolution and the institution of the Scottish Parliament, taking over some of the roles and functions of the former Scottish Office that existed prior to 1999.
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing is responsible for the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates and NHS Scotland, the Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Public Health and the Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport.
The current Cabinet Secretary is Nicola Sturgeon who was appointed to the role after the Scottish Parliamentary Election of 2007. After the 2011 election the portfolio was expanded to include Cities Strategy which was part of the SNP manifesto to have a dedicated ."Minister for Cities", at the same time the responsibility for housing was removed andtransfered to the new Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment.
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[edit] Responsibilities
The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for the NHS in Scotland including health service reform, pharmaceutical services, food safety, social care, cities strategy and the delivery of the 2014 Commonwealth Games which are to be held in Glasgow. [1]
[edit] List of office holders
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| Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | ||
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| 1. | Susan Deacon | 16 May 1999 | 28 November 2001 | Labour Party | |
| 2. | Malcolm Chisholm | 28 November 2001 | 06 October 2004 | Labour Party | |
| 3. | Andy Kerr | 06 October 2004 | 16 May 2007 | Labour Party | |
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| 4. | Nicola Sturgeon | 16 May 2007 | 19 May 2011 | Scottish National Party | |
[edit] Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy |
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| Nicola Sturgeon | 19 May 2011 | incumbent | Scottish National Party | ||
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