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Minister for Veterans (Scotland)

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Minister for Veterans
Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Seann Shaighdearan
Incumbent
Graeme Dey
since 29 March 2023
StyleMinister
(within parliament)
Veterans Minister
(informal)
Scottish Veterans Minister
(outwith Scotland)
Member of
Reports toScottish Parliament
SeatEdinburgh
AppointerFirst Minister
Inaugural holderGraeme Dey
Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans
Formation27 June 2018
Salary£106,185 per annum (2024)[1]
(including £72,196 MSP salary)
Websitewww.gov.scot

The Minister for Veterans is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend[2] the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in March 2023 after the appointment of the Humza Yousaf as First Minister of Scotland.

Ministers

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Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans

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Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Graeme Dey 27 June 2018 20 May 2021 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans

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Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Keith Brown 20 May 2021 29 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Veterans

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Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Graeme Dey[3] 29 March 2023 Incumbent Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf
John Swinney

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ 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".
  3. ^ Paton, Craig. "Yousaf says SNP is 'united' as he appoints supporters to his first Cabinet". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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