The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees 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 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security, who is a full member of cabinet.[2] This post was created by Humza Yousaf when he was elected as First Minister in March 2023.
Overview edit
The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of:[2]
- Social equality with respect to gender, sexuality, race, and disability
- The protection and development of social and human rights
- Equality for and the needs of Older people
The current post holds the following responsibilities:
- mainstreaming of equality and human rights
- diversity, inclusion and equalities, including disability, older people, women, gender, LGBTI and race, including Gypsy/Traveller community
- social isolation and loneliness strategy
- faith and belief
- population and migration
- New Scots strategy
- refugees and asylum seekers
- displaced peoples
List of office holders edit
Minister for Older People and Equalities edit | |||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina McKelvie | .jpg)
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27 June 2018 | 28 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees edit | |||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister | ||
| Emma Roddick | 
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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 "Minister for Older People and Equalities". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
External links edit
- Minister for Older People and Equalities on Scottish Government website
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