Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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Incumbent The Rt Revd Shaw Paterson since 18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)
Style	The Right Reverend
Member of	Standing Committee of the Church of Scotland
Reports to	Standing Committee of the Church of Scotland
Residence	2 Rothesay Terrace, Edinburgh
Nominator	Committee of the Church of Scotland
Term length	1 year
Formation	1562; 462 years ago (1562)
First holder	John Knox

The moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every year. After chairing the Assembly, the Moderator then spends the following year representing the Church of Scotland at civic events, and visiting congregations and projects in Scotland and beyond.

As the Church of Scotland is Scotland's national church, and a presbyterian church has no bishops, the Moderator is – arguably alongside the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland – the most prominent figure in the life of Church of Scotland adherents.