Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution

The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, commonly referred to as the Finance Secretary, is a member of the Cabinet in the Scottish Government. The Cabinet Secretary has Ministerial responsibility for the Scottish Government's Finance Directorates. The current Cabinet Secretary is Derek Mackay.

History

Following devolution in 1999, the Government of First Minister Donald Dewar instituted the position as the Minister for Finance, which was renamed the Minister for Finance and Local Government in the Government of Henry McLeish from 2000 to 2001. In the first Government of Jack McConnell, from 2001 to 2003, the position was renamed as the Minister for Finance and Public Services, changed to the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform after a reshuffle of the Second McConnell government in 2004. The first Government of Alex Salmond in 2007 combined the Minister for Finance element, with that of Enterprise and Transport to create the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth. After the 2011 election the position was named Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth and the transport portfolio was moved under the remit of another Cabinet position. In November 2014, the first Sturgeon government renamed the position to Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy.

Overview

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution include:

Scottish Budget, Fiscal policy, Taxation, Budgetary monitoring and reporting, Scottish Public Finances and their sustainability, Public sector pay and pensions, Scottish Futures Trust, Efficient government, Public Bodies Policy, National Performance Framework, Registers of Scotland, Government procurement, Digital Public Services, Constitution.

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution:

• Revenue Scotland
• Scottish Futures Trust
• Scottish Public Pensions Agency
• Registers of Scotland

List of Office holders

Minister for Finance
Name		Portrait	Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister
	Jack McConnell	75px	19 May 1999	26 October 2000	Scottish Labour Party	Donald Dewar
Minister for Finance and Local Government
	Angus Mackay	75px	26 October 2000	22 November 2001	Scottish Labour Party	Henry McLeish
Minister for Finance and Public Services
	Andy Kerr		22 November 2001	4 October 2004	Scottish Labour Party	Jack McConnell
Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform
	Tom McCabe	75px	4 October 2004	16 May 2007	Scottish Labour Party	Jack McConnell
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth
	John Swinney	75px	17 May 2007	19 May 2011	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth
	John Swinney	75px	19 May 2011	21 November 2014	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy
	John Swinney	75px	21 November 2014	18 May 2016	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution
	Derek Mackay	75px	18 May 2016	Incumbent	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon

See also

• Cabinet (government)
• Government Minister
• Ministry

External links

• Scottish Government - Business and Industry
• Scottish Government - Economy
• Scottish Government - Planning
• Scottish Government - Transport