Cabinet Secretary for Finance
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The Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson an Ionmhais), 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.
For the Welsh government position, see Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Wales).
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Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson an Ionmhais agus an Eaconamaidh | |
Finance Directorates Scottish Government Scottish Cabinet | |
Style | Cabinet Secretary (within parliament) Finance Secretary (informal) Scottish Finance Secretary (outwith Scotland) |
Member of | |
Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
Seat | Edinburgh |
Appointer | First Minister |
Inaugural holder | Jack McConnell Minister for Finance |
Formation | July 1999 |
Deputy | |
Salary | £118,511 per annum (2023)[2] (including £67,662 MSP salary) |
Website | www |
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The finance secretary is supported by the Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise and Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth.[3]
The post is currently held by Shona Robison who was appointed in March 2023, replacing Kate Forbes who left the Scottish Government, upon the election of Humza Yousaf as First Minister.