Minister for Victims and Community Safety
The Minister for Victims and Community Safety 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 May 1999 during the 1st Scottish Parliament as the Deputy Minister for Justice. Deputy ministers were renamed ministers after the election of the Scottish National Party in 2007. The minister reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of cabinet.[2]
Overview edit
The Minister for Community Safety has specific responsibility for:[2]
- Community safety
- Access to justice
- Anti-sectarianism
- Anti-social behaviour
- Civil law
- fire and rescue services
- Liquor licensing
- Legal profession
History edit
From 1999 to 2007 responsibility for Community Safety rested with the Minister for Justice and the Deputy Minister for Justice. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 Scottish Parliament election created the junior post of the Minister for Community Safety who assists the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, in the Scottish Justice Department. After the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the post was renamed Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs and was given additional responsibilities for tackling sectarianism. It was renamed again to simply Minister for Community Safety in June 2018.[2]
List of office holders edit
The incumbent Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs is Elena Whitham MSP who was appointed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the role on 3 November 2022.[3]
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| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Party | First Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus MacKay | 
|
19 May 1999 | 2 November 2000 | Labour | Donald Dewar | |
| Iain Gray | 
|
2 November 2000 | 28 November 2001 | Labour | Henry McLeish | |
| Richard Simpson | .jpg)
|
28 November 2001 | 26 November 2002 | Labour | Jack McConnell | |
| Hugh Henry | 
|
28 November 2002 | 14 November 2006 | Labour | ||
| Johann Lamont | 
|
16 November 2006 | 17 May 2007 | Labour | ||
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| Fergus Ewing | 
|
17 May 2007 | 20 May 2011 | Scottish National Party | Alex Salmond | |
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| Roseanna Cunningham | 
|
20 May 2011 | 21 November 2014 | Scottish National Party | Alex Salmond | |
| Paul Wheelhouse | 
|
21 November 2014 | 18 May 2016 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |
| Annabelle Ewing | 
|
18 May 2016 | 26 June 2018 | Scottish National Party | ||
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| Ash Regan | 
|
27 June 2018 | 27 October 2022 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |
| Elena Whitham | 
|
3 November 2022 | 28 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | ||
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| Siobhan Brown | 
|
29 March 2023 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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".
- ^ a b c "Minister for Community Safety". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ https://www.gov.scot/news/new-minister-announced/
External links edit
- The Scottish Cabinet on Scottish Government website
- Minister for Community Safety on Scottish Government website
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