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href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Premiership of Nicola Sturgeon">2021 – 2023</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Third_Sturgeon_Government,_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Third_Sturgeon_Government%2C_2021.jpg/300px-Third_Sturgeon_Government%2C_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Third_Sturgeon_Government%2C_2021.jpg/450px-Third_Sturgeon_Government%2C_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Third_Sturgeon_Government%2C_2021.jpg/600px-Third_Sturgeon_Government%2C_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8723" data-file-height="5039" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Sturgeon's cabinet <a href="/wiki/Socially_distanced" class="mw-redirect" title="Socially distanced">socially distanced</a> outside <a href="/wiki/Bute_House" title="Bute House">Bute House</a>, 2021</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date formed</th><td class="infobox-data">19 May 2021</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">28 March 2023</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">People and organisations</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First Minister's history</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Premiership of Nicola Sturgeon">2014–2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy First Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of ministers</th><td class="infobox-data">27</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total <abbr title="number">no.</abbr> of members</th><td class="infobox-data">27</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member parties</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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title="Coalition government">coalition</a>)<br /><i>cooperation and <a href="/wiki/Confidence_and_supply" title="Confidence and supply">confidence and supply</a> agreement between the SNP and the Greens</i><br />71 / 129 (55%)<div style="position:relative; width:123px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:123px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:61px;height:20px; background-color: #FDF38E"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 61px; width:6px;height:20px; background-color: #00B140"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div> (August 2021–March 2023)<br /><br /><a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">Minority</a> <div style="width: px;"><span class="nowrap">64 / 129 (50%)</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 50%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> (May–August 2021)<br /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition cabinet</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Opposition_Shadow_Cabinets_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Opposition Shadow Cabinets of the Scottish Parliament">Opposition Parties</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition party</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservative" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Conservative">Scottish Conservative</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Ross_(Scottish_politician)" title="Douglas Ross (Scottish politician)">Douglas Ross</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">2021 Scottish Parliament election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature term</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/6th_Scottish_Parliament" title="6th Scottish Parliament">6th Scottish Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Second_Sturgeon_government" title="Second Sturgeon government">Second Sturgeon government</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Yousaf_government" title="First Yousaf government">First Yousaf government</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon</a> formed the <b>third Sturgeon government</b> following her <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>'s victory in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">2021 Scottish Parliament election</a>. Sturgeon was nominated by a vote of the <a href="/wiki/6th_Scottish_Parliament" title="6th Scottish Parliament">6th Scottish Parliament</a> for appointment to the post of <a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a> on 18 May 2021 and announced the formation of a new <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> <a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">minority government</a> on 19 May.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sturgeon is the first First Minister to form a third government. Her cabinet, like her previous two, is 50/50 gender neutral. On 31 August 2021, the SNP and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Scottish Greens</a> entered a <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party%E2%80%93Scottish_Greens_agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish National Party–Scottish Greens agreement">power-sharing arrangement</a> which resulted in the appointment of two Green MSPs as junior ministers in the government, delivery of a shared policy platform, and Green support for the government on <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">votes of confidence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Confidence_and_supply" title="Confidence and supply">supply</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SNPGreendeal_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNPGreendeal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-textofSNPGreendeal_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-textofSNPGreendeal-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following Sturgeon’s decision to resign as Scottish First Minister and Leader of the SNP in February 2023, her government continued in a caretaker capacity until her successor, <a href="/wiki/Humza_Yousaf" title="Humza Yousaf">Humza Yousaf</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2023 Scottish National Party leadership election">was elected by the party</a> at the end of the following month. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/May_2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" class="mw-redirect" title="May 2021 Scottish Parliament election">May 2021 Scottish Parliament election</a>, the Scottish National Party (SNP) won 64 of the 129 seats contested.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Incumbent <a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon</a> soon afterwards announced her intention to form a minority government. She was nominated for the post of <a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">first minister</a> by a vote of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> on 18 May, defeating <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservative" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Conservative">Scottish Conservative</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Ross_(Scottish_politician)" title="Douglas Ross (Scottish politician)">Douglas Ross</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Liberal Democrat">Scottish Liberal Democrat</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Willie_Rennie" title="Willie Rennie">Willie Rennie</a> by 64 votes to 31 and 4 respectively. </p><p>Long standing ministers <a href="/wiki/Jeane_Freeman" title="Jeane Freeman">Jeane Freeman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Russell_(Scottish_politician)" title="Michael Russell (Scottish politician)">Michael Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roseanna_Cunningham" title="Roseanna Cunningham">Roseanna Cunningham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aileen_Campbell" title="Aileen Campbell">Aileen Campbell</a> did not seek re-election to the 6th Scottish Parliament, with <a href="/wiki/Fiona_Hyslop" title="Fiona Hyslop">Fiona Hyslop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fergus_Ewing" title="Fergus Ewing">Fergus Ewing</a> standing down from government.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This left Sturgeon with many empty posts. </p><p> Shortly after being elected, Sturgeon re-appointed <a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a> as <a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="Deputy First Minister of Scotland">Deputy First Minister of Scotland</a> and also appointed him the newly created <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Covid_Recovery" title="Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery">Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery</a> post.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Humza_Yousaf" title="Humza Yousaf">Humza Yousaf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kate_Forbes" title="Kate Forbes">Kate Forbes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shirley-Anne_Somerville" title="Shirley-Anne Somerville">Shirley-Anne Somerville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Matheson_(politician)" title="Michael Matheson (politician)">Michael Matheson</a> all remained in government. <a href="/wiki/Shona_Robison" title="Shona Robison">Shona Robison</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Brown_(Scottish_politician)" title="Keith Brown (Scottish politician)">Keith Brown</a> made a return to cabinet, having previously served in Sturgeon's governments. Only <a href="/wiki/Mairi_Gougeon" title="Mairi Gougeon">Mairi Gougeon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angus_Robertson" title="Angus Robertson">Angus Robertson</a> were new to cabinet. The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> confirmed the appointment of ministers and junior ministers on 20 May.<sup id="cite_ref-ScotParliament_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ScotParliament-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scottish_Cabinet_meeting_in_St._Andrew%27s_House,_Edinburgh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Scottish_Cabinet_meeting_in_St._Andrew%27s_House%2C_Edinburgh.jpg/234px-Scottish_Cabinet_meeting_in_St._Andrew%27s_House%2C_Edinburgh.jpg" decoding="async" width="234" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Scottish_Cabinet_meeting_in_St._Andrew%27s_House%2C_Edinburgh.jpg/351px-Scottish_Cabinet_meeting_in_St._Andrew%27s_House%2C_Edinburgh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Scottish_Cabinet_meeting_in_St._Andrew%27s_House%2C_Edinburgh.jpg/468px-Scottish_Cabinet_meeting_in_St._Andrew%27s_House%2C_Edinburgh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9504" data-file-height="6336" /></a><figcaption>The first meeting of the third Sturgeon government at <a href="/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_House" title="St Andrew's House">St Andrews House</a>, 2021</figcaption></figure><p>In May 2021, both the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Wolffe" title="James Wolffe">James Wolffe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_Scotland" title="Solicitor General for Scotland">Solicitor General for Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alison_Di_Rollo" title="Alison Di Rollo">Alison Di Rollo</a>, announced their intention to step down as Scotland's top law officers.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 17 June, Sturgeon nominated <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Bain" title="Dorothy Bain">Dorothy Bain QC</a> to serve as <a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Charteris" title="Ruth Charteris">Ruth Charteris QC</a> to serve as <a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_Scotland" title="Solicitor General for Scotland">Solicitor General</a>. This is the first time in history both posts have been held by women.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 August 2021, following two months of negotiations, the SNP and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Scottish Greens</a> announced a new <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party%E2%80%93Scottish_Greens_agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish National Party–Scottish Greens agreement">power-sharing agreement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While not an <a href="/wiki/Coalition_government" title="Coalition government">official coalition</a>, it would be the first time in both Scottish and UK history that Green politicians would be in government.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Greens hold two ministerial posts.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agreement will see both parties pledge for a second referendum on <a href="/wiki/Scottish_independence" title="Scottish independence">Scottish independence</a>, an increase investment in active travel and public transport, enhancing tenants rights, a ten-year £500m <a href="/wiki/Just_Transition" class="mw-redirect" title="Just Transition">Just Transition</a> and establishing a National Care Service.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 February 2023, Sturgeon chaired her final meeting of her third cabinet following her resignation the previous month.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also <a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">Deputy First Minister John Swinney</a>'s final attendance to a Scottish Cabinet, having announced his retirement from government after serving under <a href="/wiki/First_Minister_Alex_Salmond" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister Alex Salmond">First Minister Alex Salmond</a> and Sturgeon from 2007 until 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swinney later became First Minister in May 2024 following the <a href="/wiki/2024_Scottish_government_crisis" title="2024 Scottish government crisis">2024 Scottish government crisis</a> that led to the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Humza_Yousaf" title="Humza Yousaf">First Minister Yousaf</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cabinet">Cabinet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cabinet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output 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title="Nicola Sturgeon">Political positions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Electoral history of Nicola Sturgeon">Electoral history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_(Scottish_Parliament_electoral_region)" title="Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)">MSP for Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Southside_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)">MSP for Glasgow Southside</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="Deputy First Minister of Scotland">Deputy First Minister of Scotland</a> (2004–2014)</b></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Alex_Salmond" title="Premiership of Alex Salmond">Salmond Ministry</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2004 Scottish National Party leadership election">2004 deputy leadership election</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tobacco_and_Primary_Medical_Services_(Scotland)_Act_2010" title="Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010">Tobacco sale restrictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alcohol_(Minimum_Pricing)_(Scotland)_Act_2012" title="Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012">Minimum unit pricing</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Capital Investment and Cities</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Independence_Referendum_Act_2013" title="Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013">Independence referendum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Independence_Referendum_(Franchise)_Act_2013" title="Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013">Votes at 16</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_referendum" title="2014 Scottish independence referendum">2014 Scottish independence referendum</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Scottish_National_Party" title="Leader of the Scottish National Party">Leader</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> (2014–2023)</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2014 Scottish National Party leadership election">2014 leadership election</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister of Scotland</a> (2014–2023)</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Premiership of Nicola Sturgeon">Premiership</a></li> <li><a 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Finance and the Economy</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_the_Economy,_Kate_Forbes,_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_the_Economy%2C_Kate_Forbes%2C_2021.jpg/100px-Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_the_Economy%2C_Kate_Forbes%2C_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_the_Economy%2C_Kate_Forbes%2C_2021.jpg/150px-Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_the_Economy%2C_Kate_Forbes%2C_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_the_Economy%2C_Kate_Forbes%2C_2021.jpg/199px-Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_the_Economy%2C_Kate_Forbes%2C_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2114" data-file-height="2819" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kate_Forbes" title="Kate 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title="Shirley-Anne Somerville">Shirley-Anne Somerville</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Transport,_Infrastructure_and_Connectivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity">Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cabinet_Secretary,_Michael_Matheson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Michael_Matheson.jpg/100px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Michael_Matheson.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Michael_Matheson.jpg/150px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Michael_Matheson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Michael_Matheson.jpg/199px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Michael_Matheson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2115" data-file-height="2819" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Matheson_(politician)" title="Michael Matheson (politician)">Michael Matheson</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <td>2018–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Justice_and_Veterans" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans">Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cabinet_Secretary,_Keith_Brown.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Keith_Brown.jpg/100px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Keith_Brown.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Keith_Brown.jpg/150px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Keith_Brown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Keith_Brown.jpg/199px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Keith_Brown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2114" data-file-height="2819" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Keith_Brown_(Scottish_politician)" title="Keith Brown (Scottish politician)">Keith Brown</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Communities_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government">Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cabinet_Secretary,_Shona_Robison,_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Shona_Robison%2C_2021.jpg/100px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Shona_Robison%2C_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Shona_Robison%2C_2021.jpg/150px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Shona_Robison%2C_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Shona_Robison%2C_2021.jpg/199px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Shona_Robison%2C_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2114" data-file-height="2819" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shona_Robison" title="Shona Robison">Shona Robison</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Rural_Economy_and_Tourism" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism">Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cabinet_Secretary,_Mairi_Gougeon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Mairi_Gougeon.jpg/100px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Mairi_Gougeon.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Mairi_Gougeon.jpg/150px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Mairi_Gougeon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Mairi_Gougeon.jpg/199px-Cabinet_Secretary%2C_Mairi_Gougeon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2114" data-file-height="2819" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mairi_Gougeon" title="Mairi Gougeon">Mairi Gougeon</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_the_Constitution,_External_Affairs_and_Culture" title="Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture">Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cabinet_Secretary_for_the_Constitution,_External_Affairs_and_Culture,_Angus_Robertson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Cabinet_Secretary_for_the_Constitution%2C_External_Affairs_and_Culture%2C_Angus_Robertson.jpg/100px-Cabinet_Secretary_for_the_Constitution%2C_External_Affairs_and_Culture%2C_Angus_Robertson.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Cabinet_Secretary_for_the_Constitution%2C_External_Affairs_and_Culture%2C_Angus_Robertson.jpg/150px-Cabinet_Secretary_for_the_Constitution%2C_External_Affairs_and_Culture%2C_Angus_Robertson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Cabinet_Secretary_for_the_Constitution%2C_External_Affairs_and_Culture%2C_Angus_Robertson.jpg/200px-Cabinet_Secretary_for_the_Constitution%2C_External_Affairs_and_Culture%2C_Angus_Robertson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1986" data-file-height="2584" /></a></span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/The_Right_Honourable" title="The Right Honourable">The Rt Hon.</a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Angus_Robertson" title="Angus Robertson">Angus Robertson</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:#ccc;"><b>Also attending cabinet meetings</b><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Note_1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Note_1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Note_2_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Note_2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Scottish_Government" title="Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government">Permanent Secretary</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John-Paul_Marks_2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/John-Paul_Marks_2022.jpg/100px-John-Paul_Marks_2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/John-Paul_Marks_2022.jpg/150px-John-Paul_Marks_2022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/John-Paul_Marks_2022.jpg/201px-John-Paul_Marks_2022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="313" data-file-height="418" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John-Paul_Marks" title="John-Paul Marks">John-Paul Marks</a></b> </td> <td>2022–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Parliamentary Business">Minister for Parliamentary Business</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business,_George_Adam_(51189846351).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business%2C_George_Adam_%2851189846351%29.jpg/100px-Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business%2C_George_Adam_%2851189846351%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business%2C_George_Adam_%2851189846351%29.jpg/150px-Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business%2C_George_Adam_%2851189846351%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business%2C_George_Adam_%2851189846351%29.jpg/200px-Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business%2C_George_Adam_%2851189846351%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2819" data-file-height="2819" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/George_Adam" title="George Adam">George Adam</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png/100px-Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png/150px-Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png/199px-Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png 2x" data-file-width="582" data-file-height="776" /></a></span> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/The_Right_Honourable" title="The Right Honourable">The Rt Hon.</a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Bain" title="Dorothy Bain">Dorothy Bain</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes">Changes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Evans" title="Leslie Evans">Leslie Evans</a> stood down as the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Scottish_Government" title="Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government">Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government</a> in January 2022 and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/John-Paul_Marks" title="John-Paul Marks">John-Paul Marks</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_junior_ministers">List of junior ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of junior ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_2021_–_March_2023_2"><span id="May_2021_.E2.80.93_March_2023_2"></span>May 2021 – March 2023</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: May 2021 – March 2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_ministers">Junior ministers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Junior ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 350px">Post </th> <th>Minister </th> <th colspan="2">Political Party </th> <th>Term </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Drugs_Policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Drugs Policy">Minister for Drugs Policy</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Angela_Constance" title="Angela Constance">Angela Constance</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2020–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Parliamentary Business">Minister for Parliamentary Business</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/George_Adam" title="George Adam">George Adam</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Just_Transition,_Employment_and_Fair_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work">Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Lochhead" title="Richard Lochhead">Richard Lochhead</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Business,_Trade,_Tourism_and_Enterprise" title="Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise">Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ivan_McKee" title="Ivan McKee">Ivan McKee</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Public_Finance,_Planning_and_Community_Wealth" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth">Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tom_Arthur_(Scottish_politician)" title="Tom Arthur (Scottish politician)">Tom Arthur</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Public_Health,_Women%27s_Health_and_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport">Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Maree_Todd" title="Maree Todd">Maree Todd</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Mental_Wellbeing_and_Social_Care" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care">Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Stewart_(Scottish_politician)" title="Kevin Stewart (Scottish politician)">Kevin Stewart</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Children_and_Young_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Children and Young People">Minister for Children and Young People</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Clare_Haughey" title="Clare Haughey">Clare Haughey</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Further_Education,_Higher_Education_and_Science" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science">Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Hepburn" title="Jamie Hepburn">Jamie Hepburn</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Environment,_Biodiversity_and_Land_Reform" title="Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform">Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A0iri_McAllan" title="Màiri McAllan">Mairi McAllan</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2:"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Transport_(Junior_Minister)" title="Minister for Transport (Junior Minister)">Minister for Transport</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Dey" title="Graeme Dey">Graeme Dey</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Gilruth" title="Jenny Gilruth">Jenny Gilruth</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2022-2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2:"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Community_Safety" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Community Safety">Minister for Community Safety</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ash_Regan" title="Ash Regan">Ash Regan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–October 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Elena_Whitham" title="Elena Whitham">Elena Whitham</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>November 2022-2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Equalities_and_Older_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Equalities and Older People">Minister for Equalities and Older People</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Christina_McKelvie" title="Christina McKelvie">Christina McKelvie</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2018–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Social_Security_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Social Security and Local Government">Minister for Social Security and Local Government</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ben_Macpherson_(politician)" title="Ben Macpherson (politician)">Ben MacPherson</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Culture,_Europe_and_International_Development" title="Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development">Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Culture,_Europe_and_International_Development" title="Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development">Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine</a> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Neil_Gray" title="Neil Gray">Neil Gray</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>2022–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Zero_Carbon_Buildings,_Active_Travel_and_Tenants%E2%80%99_Rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights">Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Harvie" title="Patrick Harvie">Patrick Harvie</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #00B140; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Green_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Green Party">Scottish Green</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Green_Skills,_Circular_Economy_and_Biodiversity" title="Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity">Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lorna_Slater" title="Lorna Slater">Lorna Slater</a></b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a></span> </td> <th style="background-color: #00B140; width: 1px"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Green_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Green Party">Scottish Green</a> </td> <td>2021–2023 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes_2">Changes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Dey" title="Graeme Dey">Graeme Dey</a> resigned as Minister for Transport and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Gilruth" title="Jenny Gilruth">Jenny Gilruth</a>, the Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development. 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id="Scottish_Law_Officers">Scottish Law Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Scottish Law Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_officers[23]"><span id="Law_officers.5B23.5D"></span>Law officers<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sturgeon_government&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Law officers[23]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 365px">Post </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Term </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a></b> </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/The_Right_Honourable" title="The Right Honourable">The Rt Hon.</a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Bain" title="Dorothy Bain">Dorothy Bain</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png/80px-Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png/121px-Official_Portrait_of_Dorothy_Bain_QC.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Glasgow_Govan_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Glasgow Govan</a> (2007–2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MP</a> for <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_(Scottish_Parliament_electoral_region)" title="Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)">Glasgow</a> (1999–2007)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Premiership of Nicola Sturgeon">Premiership</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Governments <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Sturgeon_government" title="First Sturgeon government">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sturgeon_government" title="Second Sturgeon government">Second</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink 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href="/wiki/Peter_Murrell" title="Peter Murrell">Peter Murrell</a> (husband)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond_sexual_harassment_scandal" title="Alex Salmond sexual harassment scandal">Alex Salmond sexual harassment scandal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Alex_Salmond_scandal" title="Timeline of the Alex Salmond scandal">Timeline</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Branchform" title="Operation Branchform">Operation Branchform</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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href="/wiki/Gordon_Wilson_(Scottish_politician)" title="Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician)">Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margo_MacDonald" title="Margo MacDonald">MacDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Henderson_(SNP_politician)" title="Douglas Henderson (SNP politician)">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Fairlie_(politician,_born_1940)" title="Jim Fairlie (politician, born 1940)">Fairlie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ewing" title="Margaret Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Salmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alasdair_Morgan" title="Alasdair Morgan">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sillars" title="Jim Sillars">Sillars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Macartney" title="Allan Macartney">Macartney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">Swinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseanna_Cunningham" title="Roseanna Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Sturgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Hosie" title="Stewart Hosie">Hosie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_Robertson" title="Angus Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Brown_(Scottish_politician)" title="Keith Brown (Scottish politician)">Brown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%">Parliamentary leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament"><span style="color:black;">Scottish Parliament</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Salmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">Swinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Sturgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Salmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Sturgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humza_Yousaf" title="Humza Yousaf">Yousaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">Swinney</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom"><span style="color:black;">House of Commons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Stewart_(Scottish_politician)" title="Donald Stewart (Scottish politician)">Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ewing" title="Margaret Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alasdair_Morgan" title="Alasdair Morgan">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Salmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_Robertson" title="Angus Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Blackford" title="Ian Blackford">Blackford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Flynn" title="Stephen Flynn">Flynn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%">Presidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cunninghame_Graham" title="Cunninghame Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roland_Muirhead" title="Roland Muirhead">Muirhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gibson_(Scottish_politician)" title="Tom Gibson (Scottish politician)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_McIntyre_(politician)" title="Robert McIntyre (politician)">McIntyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Wolfe_(politician)" title="Billy Wolfe (politician)">Wolfe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Stewart_(Scottish_politician)" title="Donald Stewart (Scottish politician)">Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winnie_Ewing" title="Winnie Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Hudghton" title="Ian Hudghton">Hudghton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Russell_(Scottish_politician)" title="Michael Russell (Scottish politician)">Russell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%">Leadership elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%">Leader</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1967 Scottish National Party leadership election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1969 Scottish National Party leadership election">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1979 Scottish National Party leadership election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1990 Scottish National Party leadership election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2000 Scottish National Party leadership election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2003 Scottish National Party leadership election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2004 Scottish National Party leadership election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2014 Scottish National Party leadership election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2023 Scottish National Party leadership election">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2024 Scottish National Party leadership election">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%">Depute leader</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2014 Scottish National Party leadership election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Scottish_National_Party_depute_leadership_election" title="2016 Scottish National Party depute leadership election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Scottish_National_Party_depute_leadership_election" title="2018 Scottish National Party depute leadership election">2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%">Administrations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Salmond_government" title="First Salmond government">Salmond I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Salmond_government" title="Second Salmond government">Salmond II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sturgeon_government" title="First Sturgeon government">Sturgeon I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sturgeon_government" title="Second Sturgeon government">Sturgeon II</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sturgeon III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Yousaf_government" title="First Yousaf government">Yousaf I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Yousaf_government" title="Second Yousaf government">Yousaf II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swinney_government" title="Swinney government">Swinney</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:black; background-color:#FDF38E;;width:1%">Predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Scotland" title="National Party of Scotland">National Party of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scots_National_League" title="Scots National League">Scots National League</a></li> <li><a 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