The Minister for Business is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend[2] the Scottish Cabinet. The post was retitled in May 2024, with the Minister supporting the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, Kate Forbes.[3]
| Minister for Business | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Gnothachais | |
 | |
| Style | Minister (within parliament) Business Minister (informal) Scottish Business Minister (outwith Scotland) |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
| Seat | Edinburgh |
| Appointer | First Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Jim Mather Minister for Enterprise Energy and Tourism |
| Formation | 17 May 2007 |
| Salary | £106,185 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
| Website | www |
List of office holders
The current Minister for Business is Richard Lochhead.
Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism | |||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mather | 17 May 2007 | 20 May 2011 | Scottish National Party | Alex Salmond | |||
Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism | |||||||
| Fergus Ewing | 20 May 2011 | 18 May 2016 | Scottish National Party | Alex Salmond Nicola Sturgeon | |||
Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy | |||||||
| Paul Wheelhouse |  |
18 May 2016 | 27 June 2018 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills | |||||||
| Jamie Hepburn |  |
27 June 2018 | 20 May 2021 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise | |||||||
| Ivan McKee | .jpg) |
20 May 2021 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade | |||||||
| Richard Lochhead |  |
29 March 2023 | 8 May 2024 | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf | ||
Minister for Business | |||||||
| Richard Lochhead | |
8 May 2024 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | John Swinney | ||
History
From 1999 to 2007, enterprise and energy were the responsibility of the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning. The Second McConnell government from 2003 to 2007 instituted Tourism as a portfolio, combined with Culture and Sport, as the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 Scottish Parliament election created the junior post of Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism by combining the roles. In November 2014 his post became the Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, as part of the first Sturgeon government. The post was retitled as Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy as part of the second Sturgeon government, and renamed again in June 2018 to Business, Fair Work and Skills.[3] Upon the creation of the Third Sturgeon Government, the post was once more retitled as Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise.
See also
References
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