Minister for Public Finance and Migration

The Minister for Public Finance and Migration is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[1] The post was created in June 2018: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, who is a full member of cabinet.[2]

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The Minister for Public Finance and Migration has specific responsibility for:[2]

  • Managing the public finances
  • Scottish budget, budgetary monitoring and reporting
  • Fiscal policy and taxation
  • Digital economy & digital public services
  • Public sector pensions

List of office holders

The current Minister for Public Finance and Migration is Ben Macpherson (politician).[2]

Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Kate Forbes 27 June 2018 17 February 2020 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Finance and Migration

Ben Macpherson 17 February 2020 Incumbent Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

See also

References
  1. Scotland Act (1998), Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
  2. "Public Finance and Digital Economy". Scottish Government. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.



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