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From 1 April 2024, the salary of a Member of the Scottish Parliament is £72,196. Additional amounts are paid to ministers and officers of the Parliament. Both the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland receive the equivalent of an MSP salary included with their Law Officer salaries. [3]
Scottish Justice Secretary (outwith Scotland) Member of: Scottish Cabinet: Reports to: Scottish Parliament: Seat: Edinburgh: Appointer: First Minister of Scotland: Inaugural holder: Jim Wallace Minister for Justice: Formation: 19 May 1999: Deputy: Minister for Victims and Community Safety: Salary: £118,511 per annum (2023) [1] (including £ ...
(following approval from Scottish Parliament) Inaugural holder: Jack McConnell Minister for Finance: Formation: 19 May 1999: Deputy: Minister for Public Finance: Salary: £126,452 per annum (2024) [1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) Website: www.gov.scot
Following the appointment for the third Sturgeon government, the role was re-merged with Shona Robison appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government. [ 6 ] Shirley-Anne Somerville was re-appointed to the role, as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice , at the start of the first Yousaf government and retained her ...
The deputy first minister of Scotland [a] is the second highest minister in the executive branch of the Scottish Government, after the first minister of Scotland.The post-holder deputises for the first minister during periods of absence or whilst out–with the country conducting overseas visits.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior ministerial post (of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State rank) in the Government of the United Kingdom, supporting the Secretary of State for Scotland. The post is also known as Deputy Secretary of State for Scotland.
Some government work is also carried out by Executive Agencies such as Transport Scotland, who sit outside the Directorates structure, but are also staffed by civil servants. The current system of Directorates was created by a December 2010 re-organisation. [ 1 ]
The Scottish Government consists of a first minister, deputy first minister, nine cabinet secretaries and eighteen other government ministers, collectively for statutory purposes, "the Scottish Ministers". [13]