Minister for Public Health

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The Minister for Public Health is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in May 2007 after the appointment of the Scottish National Party minority administration and the minister reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of cabinet. The Minister for Public Health has specific responsibility for public health, health improvement, pharmaceutical services, food safety and dentistry, community care, older people, mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and health promotion.^[1]

Contents 1 Minister 2 History 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Minister

The current Minister for Public Health is Shona Robison MSP.

		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
	1.	Shona Robison	17 May 2007	Incumbent	Scottish National Party

[edit] History

From 1999 to 2007 public health was the responsibility of the Minister for Health and Community Care and the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 elections, created the junior post of Minister for Public Health who assists the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, in the Health and Wellbeing Directorate of the Scottish Government.

[edit] References

1. ^ Scottish Executive - Scottish Cabinet and Ministers. Scottish Executive. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.

[edit] See also

• Scottish Parliament
• Question Time
• Scottish Government

[edit] External links

• Scottish Ministers - the Scottish Cabinet
• Minister for Public Health - Scottish Government

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