Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

The Minister for Public Finance is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[2]

Minister for Public Finance
Scottish Gaelic: Ministear an Ionmhais Phoblaich
Incumbent
Ivan McKee
since 9 May 2024
StyleMinister
(within parliament)
Public Finance Minister
(informal)
Scottish Public Finance Minister
(outwith Scotland)
Member of
Reports toScottish Parliament
SeatEdinburgh
AppointerFirst Minister
Inaugural holderKate Forbes
Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy
Formation27 June 2018
Salary£106,185 per annum (2024)[1]
(including £72,196 MSP salary)
Websitewww.gov.scot

The post was created in June 2018 as the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, with Kate Forbes its first holder. The incumbent Minister, Ivan McKee supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, who is a full member of cabinet.[3]

Overview

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The Minister for Public Finance has responsibility for:[3]

Specific responsibilities are:

  • planning
  • non-domestic rates (NDR) and NDR business engagement
  • public sector pensions / Scottish Public Pensions Agency
  • Registers of Scotland
  • statutory debt management and debt relief, diligence and Accountant in Bankruptcy
  • consumer advocacy and advice
  • Consumer Scotland

Public finance

  • budget revisions
  • outturn

Public service reform

  • public sector productivity and efficient government
  • public bodies policy
  • civil service transformation,
  • government procurement and shared services
  • estates and property

Community empowerment

  • Local Governance Review
  • 20 minute neighbourhoods (cross-government delivery)

List of office holders

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The incumbent is Ivan McKee, who was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 9 May 2024.

Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy

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Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Kate Forbes   27 June 2018[4] 17 February 2020 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Finance and Migration

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Ben Macpherson   17 February 2020 19 May 2021 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth

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Tom Arthur   19 May 2021 29 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

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Tom Arthur   29 March 2023 8 May 2024 Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

Minister for Public Finance

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Ivan McKee   9 May 2024 Incumbent Scottish National Party John Swinney

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ Scotland Act (1998), Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
  3. ^ a b "Minister for Public Finance". Scottish Government. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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