Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment

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The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet responsible for the Environment and Rural Affairs department. The Cabinet Secretary responsibilities include agriculture, fisheries, environment as well as land reform and sustainable development. The current Cabinet Secretary is Richard Lochhead who was assisted by the Minister for Environment Mike Russell.

Contents 1 History 2 List of office holders 2.1 Minister for Rural Affairs 2.2 Minister for Rural Development 2.3 Minister for the Environment and Rural Development 2.4 Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment

[edit] History

The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Rural Affairs it was renamed as the Minister for Rural Development in 2000 and again in 2001 as the Minister for the Environment and Rural Development, the current position of Cabinet Secretary was created following the 2007 election.

[edit] List of office holders

[edit] Minister for Rural Affairs
		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
	1.	Ross Finnie	19 May 1999	26 October 2000	Liberal Democrats
[edit] Minister for Rural Development
		Ross Finnie	26 October 2000	22 November 2001	Liberal Democrats
[edit] Minister for the Environment and Rural Development
		Ross Finnie	22 November 2001	16 May 2007	Liberal Democrats
[edit] Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment
	2.	Richard Lochhead	16 May 2007	Incumbent	Scottish National Party

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