Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs

Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas agus Cùisean na Dùthcha
Incumbent Angela Constance MSP since 29 March 2023
Justice Directorate Scottish Government Scottish Cabinet
Style	Cabinet Secretary (within parliament) Justice Secretary (informal) Scottish Justice Secretary (outwith Scotland)
Member of	Scottish Cabinet
Reports to	Scottish Parliament
Seat	Edinburgh
Appointer	First Minister of Scotland
Inaugural holder	Jim Wallace Minister for Justice
Formation	19 May 1999
Deputy	Minister for Victims and Community Safety
Salary	£118,511 per annum (2023)[1] (including £67,662 MSP salary)
Website	www.gov.scot

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The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas agus Cùisean na Dùthcha), commonly referred to as the Justice Secretary (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Cheartais), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has overall responsibility for law and order in Scotland. The current Cabinet Secretary for Justice is Angela Constance, who was appointed in March 2023.

The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Siobhian Brown.^[2]