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]

Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
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

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 3 "Public Finance and Digital Economy". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.


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