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href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(following approval from Scottish Parliament)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jack_McConnell" title="Jack McConnell">Jack McConnell</a> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;">Minister for Finance</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">19 May 1999</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Community_Wealth_and_Public_Finance" title="Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance">Minister for Public Finance</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">£126,452 per annum <span style="font-size:85%;">(2024)</span><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><br />(including £72,196 <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">MSP</a> salary)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.scot">www<wbr />.gov<wbr />.scot</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government</b> (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ionmhais agus Riaghaltas Ionadail</i>), commonly referred to as the <b>Finance Secretary</b>, is a member of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_Governments" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Scottish Governments">Cabinet</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a>. The Cabinet Secretary has Ministerial responsibility for the Scottish Government's <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Executive_Finance_Directorates" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Executive Finance Directorates">Finance Directorates</a>. </p><p>The post has been held by <a href="/wiki/Shona_Robison" title="Shona Robison">Shona Robison</a> since March 2023, as Cabinet Secretary for Finance until 8 May 2024 when Local Government was added to her brief. Robison was additionally <a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="Deputy First Minister of Scotland">Deputy First Minister of Scotland</a> from March 2023 to May 2024. The Cabinet Secretary is supported by the <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Public_Finance" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Public Finance">Minister for Public Finance</a>, since May 2024 <a href="/wiki/Ivan_McKee" title="Ivan McKee">Ivan McKee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FaLG_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FaLG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_Local_Government&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following <a href="/wiki/Devolution" title="Devolution">devolution</a> in 1999, the <a href="/wiki/Dewar_government" title="Dewar government">Government of First Minister Donald Dewar</a> instituted the position as the <b>Minister for Finance</b>, which was renamed the <b>Minister for Finance and Local Government</b> in the <a href="/wiki/McLeish_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="McLeish Government">Government of Henry McLeish</a> from 2000 to 2001. In the first <a href="/wiki/First_McConnell_government" title="First McConnell government">Government of Jack McConnell</a>, from 2001 to 2003, the position was renamed as the <b>Minister for Finance and Public Services</b>, changed to the <b>Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform</b> after a reshuffle of the <a href="/wiki/Second_McConnell_government" title="Second McConnell government">Second McConnell government</a> in 2004. </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_3rd_Scottish_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament">Government of Alex Salmond</a> in 2007 combined the Minister for Finance element, with that of Enterprise and Transport to create the <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth</b>. After the <a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2011 Scottish Parliament election">2011 election</a> the position was named <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth</b> and the transport portfolio was moved under the remit of <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Infrastructure,_Investment_and_Cities" title="Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities">another</a> Cabinet position. </p><p>In November 2014, the <a href="/wiki/First_Sturgeon_government" title="First Sturgeon government">first Sturgeon government</a> renamed the position to <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy</b>, and in 2016 it was again renamed to <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution</b>. It was further renamed to Finance, Economy and Fair Work in June 2018, taking some additional responsibilities from the position of <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Economy,_Jobs_and_Fair_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work">Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work</a> which was abolished, but losing some constitutional responsibilities to the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Government_Business_and_Constitutional_Relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations">Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-june2018_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-june2018-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The title was shortened to simply <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance</b> in February 2020, with the responsibilities of the former Economy Secretary separated again and transferred over to the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Economy,_Fair_Work_and_Culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture">Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture</a>.<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> The economic responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture were again combined with those of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance on 19 May 2021 in the position of <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy</b>. </p><p>The title was renamed back to <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance</b> upon the formation of the <a href="/wiki/First_Yousaf_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="First Yousaf Government">First Yousaf Government</a> on 29 March 2023, with <a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="Deputy First Minister of Scotland">Deputy First Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Shona_Robison" title="Shona Robison">Shona Robison</a> taking the office. Following <a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a>'s government formation Robison was given additional responsibilities for local government as the <b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_Local_Government&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_Local_Government&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government are:<sup id="cite_ref-FaLG_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FaLG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>infrastructure policy cross-government co-ordination (policy, investment, and commission)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government" title="Local government">local government</a></li> <li>local government finance</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_sector" title="Public sector">public sector</a> reform policy, including civil service operations</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Futures_Trust" title="Scottish Futures Trust">Scottish Futures Trust</a></li></ul> <p><b>Budget</b> </p> <ul><li>exchequer and the public finances</li> <li>fiscal and taxation policy including Scottish Income Tax</li> <li>Fiscal Framework Review</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_sector" title="Public sector">public sector</a> pay</li> <li>Scottish Budget, budgetary monitoring and reporting, including Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Fiscal_Commission" title="Scottish Fiscal Commission">Scottish Fiscal Commission</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_bodies">Public bodies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_Local_Government&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Public bodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Registers_of_Scotland" title="Registers of Scotland">Registers of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revenue_Scotland" title="Revenue Scotland">Revenue Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Development_International" title="Scottish Development International">Scottish Development International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Fiscal_Commission" title="Scottish Fiscal Commission">Scottish Fiscal Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Futures_Trust" title="Scottish Futures Trust">Scottish Futures Trust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Public_Pensions_Agency" title="Scottish Public Pensions Agency">Scottish Public Pensions Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VisitScotland" title="VisitScotland">VisitScotland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Office_holders">List of Office holders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_Secretary_for_Finance_and_Local_Government&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of Office holders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been eight office holders since the establishment of <a href="/wiki/History_of_Scottish_devolution" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Scottish devolution">Scottish devolution</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 0 0 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th width="75">Portrait </th> <th>Entered Office </th> <th>Left Office </th> <th>Party </th> <th>First Minister </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Minister for Finance</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_McConnell" title="Jack McConnell">Jack McConnell</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JackMcConnellPortrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/JackMcConnellPortrait.jpg/75px-JackMcConnellPortrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/JackMcConnellPortrait.jpg/113px-JackMcConnellPortrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/JackMcConnellPortrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="146" data-file-height="197" /></a></span> </td> <td>19 May 1999 </td> <td>26 October 2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Labour Party">Scottish Labour Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Dewar" title="Donald Dewar">Donald Dewar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7">Minister for Finance and Local Government </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angus_MacKay_(Scottish_politician)" title="Angus MacKay (Scottish politician)">Angus Mackay</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Angus_MacKay_MSP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Angus_MacKay_MSP.jpg/75px-Angus_MacKay_MSP.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Angus_MacKay_MSP.jpg/113px-Angus_MacKay_MSP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Angus_MacKay_MSP.jpg/150px-Angus_MacKay_MSP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="514" data-file-height="686" /></a></span> </td> <td>26 October 2000 </td> <td>22 November 2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Labour Party">Scottish Labour Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_McLeish" title="Henry McLeish">Henry McLeish</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Minister for Finance and Public Services</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Kerr_(Scottish_politician)" title="Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)">Andy Kerr</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andy_Kerr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Andy_Kerr.jpg/75px-Andy_Kerr.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Andy_Kerr.jpg/113px-Andy_Kerr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Andy_Kerr.jpg/150px-Andy_Kerr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="885" data-file-height="1180" /></a></span> </td> <td>22 November 2001 </td> <td>4 October 2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Labour Party">Scottish Labour Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_McConnell" title="Jack McConnell">Jack McConnell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_McCabe" title="Tom McCabe">Tom McCabe</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_McCabe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Tom_McCabe.jpg/75px-Tom_McCabe.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Tom_McCabe.jpg/113px-Tom_McCabe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Tom_McCabe.jpg/150px-Tom_McCabe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="184" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> </td> <td>4 October 2004 </td> <td>17 May 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Labour Party">Scottish Labour Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_McConnell" title="Jack McConnell">Jack McConnell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Swinney,_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg/75px-John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg/113px-John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg/150px-John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a></span> </td> <td>17 May 2007 </td> <td>19 May 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Swinney,_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg/75px-John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg/113px-John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg/150px-John_Swinney%2C_Cabinet_Secretary_for_Sustainable_Growth_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a></span> </td> <td>19 May 2011 </td> <td>21 November 2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Portrait_of_John_Swinney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Official_Portrait_of_John_Swinney.jpg/80px-Official_Portrait_of_John_Swinney.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Official_Portrait_of_John_Swinney.jpg/121px-Official_Portrait_of_John_Swinney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Official_Portrait_of_John_Swinney.jpg/160px-Official_Portrait_of_John_Swinney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1686" data-file-height="2248" /></a></span> </td> <td>21 November 2014 </td> <td>18 May 2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derek_Mackay" title="Derek Mackay">Derek Mackay</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Derek_MacKay_2018.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Derek_MacKay_2018.png/75px-Derek_MacKay_2018.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Derek_MacKay_2018.png/113px-Derek_MacKay_2018.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Derek_MacKay_2018.png/150px-Derek_MacKay_2018.png 2x" data-file-width="820" data-file-height="1093" /></a></span> </td> <td>18 May 2016 </td> <td>26 June 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derek_Mackay" title="Derek Mackay">Derek Mackay</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Derek_MacKay_2018.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Derek_MacKay_2018.png/75px-Derek_MacKay_2018.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Derek_MacKay_2018.png/113px-Derek_MacKay_2018.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Derek_MacKay_2018.png/150px-Derek_MacKay_2018.png 2x" data-file-width="820" data-file-height="1093" /></a></span> </td> <td>26 June 2018 </td> <td>5 February 2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><b>Cabinet Secretary 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title="Economy of the United Kingdom">Economy of the United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:centre">Companies</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/List_of_companies_of_Scotland" title="List of companies of Scotland">List of companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State-owned_enterprises_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="State-owned enterprises of the United Kingdom">State-owned companies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:centre">Finance</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/Taxation_in_Scotland" title="Taxation in Scotland">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Business_rates_in_Scotland" title="Business rates in Scotland">Business rates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Financial_Services_District" title="International Financial Services District">International Financial Services District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:centre">Banking</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="width:1%">Scotland</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/Bank_of_Scotland" title="Bank of Scotland">Bank of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Bank_of_Scotland" title="Royal Bank of Scotland">Royal Bank of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clydesdale_Bank" title="Clydesdale Bank">Clydesdale Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banking_in_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Banking in Scotland">Banking and finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Scotland" title="List of banks in Scotland">List of banks in Scotland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">UK-wide</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/Bank_of_England" title="Bank of England">Bank of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Mint" title="Royal Mint">Royal Mint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_banks_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of banks in the United Kingdom">Other commercial banks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:centre">Policy</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 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href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_company_law" title="United Kingdom company law">Company law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Competition_and_Markets_Authority" title="Competition and Markets Authority">Competition and Markets Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_for_Business_and_Trade" title="Department for Business and Trade">Department for Business and Trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_Conduct_Authority" title="Financial Conduct Authority">Financial Conduct Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilt-edged_securities" title="Gilt-edged securities">Gilts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Revenue_and_Customs" title="HM Revenue and Customs">HM Revenue and Customs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Treasury" title="HM Treasury">HM Treasury</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debt_Management_Office_(United_Kingdom)" title="Debt Management Office (United Kingdom)">Debt Management Office</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monetary_Policy_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom)">Monetary Policy Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" title="Office for Budget Responsibility">Office for Budget Responsibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Statistics_Authority" title="UK Statistics Authority">UK Statistics Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Trade_%26_Investment" title="UK Trade & Investment">UK Trade & Investment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scotland-specific</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/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cabinet Secretary for Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revenue_Scotland" title="Revenue Scotland">Revenue Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Expenditure_and_Revenue_Scotland" title="Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland">Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Committees of the Scottish Parliament">Committees of the Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_Scottish_Parliament#Current_committees" title="Committees of the Scottish Parliament">Finance and Public Administration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_Scottish_Parliament#Current_committees" title="Committees of the Scottish Parliament">Public Audit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scots_law" title="Scots law">Scots law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_devolution" title="Scottish devolution">Scottish devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audit_Scotland" title="Audit Scotland">Audit Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auditor_General_for_Scotland" title="Auditor General for Scotland">Auditor General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Enterprise" title="Scottish Enterprise">Scottish Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Council_for_Development_and_Industry" title="Scottish Council for Development and Industry">Scottish Council for Development and Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Economic_Advisers_(Scotland)" title="Council of Economic Advisers (Scotland)">Council of Economic Advisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Economic_Advisers_(Scotland)" title="Council of Economic Advisers (Scotland)">Advisory Council for Economic Transformation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:centre">Localised</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/Tourism_in_Scotland" title="Tourism in Scotland">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Scotland" title="Transport in Scotland">Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Aberdeen" title="Economy of Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Edinburgh" title="Economy of Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Glasgow" title="Economy of Glasgow">Glasgow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:centre">People<br />and labour</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/Category:Scottish_billionaires" title="Category:Scottish billionaires">Billionaires</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Scottish_businesspeople" title="Category:Scottish businesspeople">Businesspeople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_inventions_and_discoveries" title="List of Scottish inventions and discoveries">Inventors</a></li> <li>Business schools <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Smith_School_of_Economics_and_Finance" class="mw-redirect" title="Adam Smith School of Economics and Finance">Adam Smith School of Economics and Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Business_School" title="Edinburgh Business School">Edinburgh Business School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_School_for_Business_and_Society" title="Glasgow School for Business and Society">Glasgow School for Business and Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strathclyde_Business_School" title="Strathclyde Business School">Strathclyde Business School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh_Business_School" title="University of Edinburgh Business School">University of Edinburgh Business School</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Scotland" title="Demographics of Scotland">Demography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_labour_law" title="United Kingdom labour law">UK Labour law</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_employment_equality_law" title="United Kingdom employment equality law">UK equality law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Minimum_Wage_Act_1998" title="National Minimum Wage Act 1998">UK Minimum wage</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pensions_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Pensions in the United Kingdom">Pensions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_unions_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Trade unions in the United Kingdom">Trades unions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Trades_Union_Congress" title="Scottish Trades Union Congress">Scottish Trades Union Congress</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unemployment_in_Scotland" title="Unemployment in Scotland">Unemployment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:centre">Sectors</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/Category:Scottish_brands" title="Category:Scottish brands">Brands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_inventions_and_discoveries" title="List of Scottish inventions and discoveries">Innovations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Scotland" title="Renewable energy in Scotland">Renewable energy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ScottishPower" title="ScottishPower">ScottishPower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_policy_of_Scotland" title="Energy policy of Scotland">Energy policy of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_Energy_Scotland" title="Local Energy Scotland">Local Energy Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wave_Energy_Scotland" title="Wave Energy Scotland">Wave Energy Scotland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_industry_in_Scotland" title="Oil industry in Scotland">Oil industry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Sea_oil" title="North Sea oil">North Sea oil</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_cuisine" title="Scottish cuisine">Food and drink</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_cuisine" title="Scottish cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beer_in_Scotland" title="Beer in Scotland">Beer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Scotland" title="Water supply and sanitation in Scotland">Water supply and sanitation in Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Scotland" title="Agriculture in Scotland">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_industry_in_Scotland" title="Fishing industry in Scotland">Fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Scotland#Heavy_industry" title="Economy of Scotland">Manufacturing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forestry_in_Scotland" title="Forestry in Scotland">Forestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Scotland" title="Education in Scotland">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland#Science,_technology_and_energy" title="Scotland">Science and technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_of_Scotland" title="Media of Scotland">Media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Scotland" title="Cinema of Scotland">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Scotland" title="Music of Scotland">Music</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_Scotland" title="Healthcare in Scotland">Healthcare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housing_in_Scotland" title="Housing in Scotland">Housing and construction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Scotland" title="Architecture of Scotland">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_supermarket_chains_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of supermarket chains in the United Kingdom">Supermarkets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silicon_Glen" title="Silicon Glen">Silicon Glen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Scotland" title="Tourism in Scotland">Tourism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VisitScotland" title="VisitScotland">VisitScotland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Scotland" title="Transport in Scotland">Transport</a></li> <li><a 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