Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs

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The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, commonly referred to as the Culture Secretary, is a Scottish Government Cabinet position with responsibility for Culture, the arts, relations between the Scottish Government and the European Union and other international affairs.^[1] The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Europe and International Development.

The current Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs is Fiona Hyslop, who was appointed in 2009.

History

The Europe and External Affairs brief was instituted in 2000 and combined with Education as the Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs which was a Cabinet position in the McLeish Government. After 2001 the Europe and External Affairs Brief was abolished as a ministerial position. From 1999 to 2001, the Culture brief was a junior post in the Scottish Government as Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport. It was made into a Cabinet position as Minister for Culture and Sport in the First McConnell government from 2001–2003. The Second McConnell government from 2003–2007 combined the Culture and Sport brief with Tourism to form a Cabinet post in the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. Culture was combined with External Affairs and Europe, to form a junior ministerial position, of Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture in the Salmond government following the Scottish Parliament election, 2007. In February 2009 the role was expanded to deal with constitutional issues this additional role was later removed in December 2009 following the publication of the National Conversation.^[2] After the Scottish Parliament election, 2011 the office-holder returned to the Cabinet with the junior ministerial post being transformed into the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs.^[3]

Overview

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs include:

culture and the arts
national records
national identity
built heritage
architecture
broadcasting
European Union
international relations
international development
fair trade
the Scottish diaspora
cross government co-ordination on bringing major events to Scotland

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs:

List of office holders

Cabinet position

	Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister		Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister

Jack McConnell	1 November 2000	22 November 2001	Labour Party	Henry McLeish	Sam Galbraith	1 November 2000	20 March 2001	Labour Party	Henry McLeish

Mike Watson	28 November 2001	28 November 2002	Labour Party	Jack McConnell
Elaine Murray	28 November 2002	21 May 2003	Labour Party
Frank McAveety	21 May 2003	4 October 2004	Labour Party
Patricia Ferguson	4 October 2004	19 February 2007	Labour Party

Fiona Hyslop	19 May 2011	21 November 2014	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

Fiona Hyslop	21 November 2014	incumbent	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon

Junior Minister

Name		Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister

	Rhona Brankin	19 May 1999	1 November 2000	Scottish Labour Party	Donald Dewar

Name		Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister	Name		Entered Office	Left Office	Party	First Minister
	Allan Wilson	1 November 2000	8 March 2001	Scottish Labour Party	Henry McLeish		Nicol Stephen	1 November 2000	28 November 2001	Scottish Liberal Democrats	Henry McLeish

	Allan Wilson	8 March 2001	28 November 2001	Scottish Labour Party	Henry McLeish

	Elaine Murray	28 November 2001	28 November 2002	Labour Party	Jack McConnell

	Linda Fabiani	17 May 2007	10 February 2009	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

	Michael Russell	10 February 2009	1 December 2009	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

	Fiona Hyslop	1 December 2009	19 May 2011	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

	Humza Yousaf	5 September 2012	21 November 2014	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond

	Humza Yousaf	21 November 2014	incumbent	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon

References

↑ "Scottish Executive - Scottish Cabinet and Ministers". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
↑ "Demoted minister backs successor". BBC News. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
↑ Black, Andrew (20 May 2011). "At-a-glance: Scottish government cabinet". BBC News. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

External links

Scottish Cabinet