Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

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The Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.^[1] The post was created in June 2018: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, who is a full member of cabinet.^[2]

Overview

The Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth previously had specific responsibility for:^[2]

Managing the public finances
Scottish budget, budgetary monitoring and reporting
Fiscal policy and taxation
Digital economy & digital public services
Public sector pensions

The responsibilities of the new Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance within the Yousaf government are still to be announced.

List of office holders

The current Minister for Public Finance and Migration is Tom Arthur.^[2]

Name		Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister
Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy
	Kate Forbes	27 June 2018^[3]	17 February 2020	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Public Finance and Migration
	Ben Macpherson	17 February 2020	19 May 2021	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
	Tom Arthur	19 May 2021	29 March 2023	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
	Tom Arthur	29 March 2023	Incumbent	Scottish National Party	Humza Yousaf

References

^ 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 ^c "Public Finance and Digital Economy". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ "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

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Tom Arthur (Employment and Investment) Siobhian Brown (Victims and Community Safety) Graeme Dey (Higher and Further Education; and Veterans) Natalie Don (Children, Young People and The Promise) Jim Fairlie (Agriculture and Connectivity) Jamie Hepburn (Parliamentary Business) Richard Lochhead (Business) Gillian Martin (Climate Action) Ivan McKee (Public Finance) Christina McKelvie (Drugs and Alcohol Policy) Paul McLennan (Housing) Jenni Minto (Public Health and Women's Health) Kaukab Stewart (Equalities) Maree Todd (Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport)
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Overview

List of office holders

Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy

Minister for Public Finance and Migration

Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth