Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Scotland)
| Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work | |
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| Appointer | First Minister |
| Website | www |
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has responsibilities for the Scottish economy, infrastructure, trade and investment, business, industry, employment, trade unions and energy. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy and the Minister for Employability and Training.
The current Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work is Keith Brown, who was appointed in May 2016.
Overview
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work include:
- the Scottish economy,
- infrastructure and investment policy
- Scottish Enterprise
- trade and inward investment
- innovation
- internationalisation
- productivity
- fair work and inclusive growth
- labour market strategy
- living wage
- European structural funds
- consumer advocacy and advice
- employment policy
- trade unions
- bankruptcy policy
- business, industry and manufacturing
- cities
- energy
- life sciences
- financial services
- low-carbon economy
- renewable energy industries
- youth and women’s employment
- employability programmes
Public bodies
The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work:
List of office holders
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Party | First Minister | |
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| Template:Scottish politics/party colours/Scottish National Party| | Keith Brown |
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18 May 2016 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon |