Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

Minister for Public Finance
Scottish Gaelic: Ministear an Ionmhais Phoblaich
Incumbent
Ivan McKee
since 9 May 2024
StyleMinister
(within parliament)
Public Finance Minister
(informal)
Scottish Public Finance Minister
(outwith Scotland)
Member of
Reports toScottish Parliament
SeatEdinburgh
AppointerFirst Minister
Inaugural holderKate Forbes
Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy
Formation27 June 2018
Salary£106,185 per annum (2024)[1]
(including £72,196 MSP salary)
Websitewww.gov.scot

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]

  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. ^ "Minister for Public Finance". Scottish Government. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

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