Minister for Public Finance | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Ministear an Ionmhais Phoblaich | |
since 9 May 2024 | |
Style | Minister (within parliament) Public Finance Minister (informal) Scottish Public Finance Minister (outwith Scotland) |
Member of | |
Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
Seat | Edinburgh |
Appointer | First Minister |
Inaugural holder | Kate Forbes Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy |
Formation | 27 June 2018 |
Salary | £106,185 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
Website | www |
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The Minister for Public Finance is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[2]
The post was created in June 2018 as the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, with Kate Forbes its first holder. The incumbent Minister, Ivan McKee supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, who is a full member of cabinet.[3]