Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills

Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Foghlam agus Sgilean
Incumbent Jenny Gilruth since 29 March 2023
Education Scotland Scottish Government Scottish Cabinet
Style	Cabinet Secretary (within parliament) Education Secretary (informal) Scottish Education Secretary (outwith Scotland)
Member of	Scottish Parliament Scottish Cabinet
Reports to	Scottish Parliament First Minister
Seat	Edinburgh
Appointer	First Minister (following approval from Scottish Parliament)
Inaugural holder	Sam Galbraith Minister for Education and Children
Formation	19 May 1999
Deputy	Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise Minister for Higher and Further Education
Salary	£126,452 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary)
Website	www.gov.scot

The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Foghlam agus Sgilean), commonly referred to as the Education Secretary (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire an Fhoghlaim), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet responsible for all levels of education in Scotland. The incumbent is Jenny Gilruth, who assumed office on 29 March 2023 and was reappointed on 8 May 2024.

The Cabinet Secretary is supported by the Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey, and the Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise, Natalie Don.^[2]