The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees 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 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security, who is a full member of cabinet.[2] This post was created by Humza Yousaf when he was elected as First Minister in March 2023.

Overview

The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of:[2]

  • Social equality with respect to gender, sexuality, race, and disability
  • The protection and development of social and human rights
  • Equality for and the needs of Older people

The current post holds the following responsibilities:

  • mainstreaming of equality and human rights
  • diversity, inclusion and equalities, including disability, older people, women, gender, LGBTI and race, including Gypsy/Traveller community
  • social isolation and loneliness strategy
  • faith and belief
  • population and migration
  • New Scots strategy
  • refugees and asylum seekers
  • displaced peoples

List of office holders

Minister for Older People and Equalities

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Christina McKelvie 27 June 2018 28 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Emma Roddick 29 March 2023 Incumbent Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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".
  2. 1 2 "Minister for Older People and Equalities". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.


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