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New Cabinet named at Bute House
20/05/2003
First Minister Jack McConnell today named his new Cabinet
team and said they would immediately get down to work in a
'smarter, quicker and sharper way'.
He said:
"We have reached a turning point in our young Parliament.
Much was achieved during the first term but our second term
provides us with a chance to change Scotland for good.
"The high expectations people had for the Parliament must be
realised. The team I have appointed today will help achieve
that by raising their game, listening to the people of Scotland
and delivering real improvements in services and the law."
In relation to the
size of the Ministerial team, Mr McConnell added:
"We need to get the right balance between effectiveness and
efficiency but we also need to listen to the message from the
public about the size of government.
"I believe that a reduction in salaried Cabinet Ministers
and deputies was justified but will not prevent us from being
fully accountable and effective."
Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and
Lifelong Learning, Jim Wallace said:
"Since May 1 we have been working hard to lay the
foundations for a successful second term. A Partnership
Agreement has been signed and we now have the people in place
to take forward that Agreement. I believe these foundations are
very strong and it is now time to build on these and get down
to work for the people of Scotland."
The ministerial team has been reduced from 20 to 18,
including a reduction of one in the number of fully salaried
Cabinet members.
In addition to the FM and Lord Advocate, 10 Ministers will
attend Cabinet, two of whom will receive the salary of a Deputy
Minister.
The
Scottish Ministers, in addition to the FM,
are:
Deputy First
Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong
Learning - Jim Wallace
With FM, responsible for development, implementation and
presentation of SE policies. As Enterprise Minister responsible
for economy, business and industry, including Scottish
Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, European
Structural Funds, trade and inward investment, energy
(including renewable energy), further and higher education,
lifelong learning, training and science.
Deputy Minister
for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning - Lewis
Macdonald
Minister for
Justice - Cathy Jamieson
Responsible for criminal Justice, youth justice, victims
support, criminal justice social work, police, prisons,
sentencing policy, courts, law reform, including civil law and
fire services.
Deputy - Hugh
Henry
Minister for
Education and Young People - Peter Peacock
Responsible for school education, nurseries and childcare,
Gaelic, children's services, social work, HMIE, HMSWI and
SQA.
Deputy - Euan
Robson
Minister for
Health and Community Care - Malcolm Chisholm
Responsible for the NHS, community care, health service
reform, health improvement, health promotion, public health,
allied healthcare services, acute, primary and mental health
services, addiction services, pharmaceutical services,
performance, quality and improvement framework and food
safety.
Deputy - Tom
McCabe
Minister for
Environment and Rural Development - Ross
Finnie
Responsible for environment and natural heritage, land
reform, water, sustainable development, agriculture, fisheries,
rural development including aquaculture and forestry.
Deputy - Allan
Wilson
Minister for
Finance and Public Services - Andy Kerr
Responsible for the Scottish Budget, public service
delivery, modernising government including civil service
reform, local government, cities and community planning.
Deputy - Tavish
Scott
Minister for
Communities - Margaret Curran
Responsible for anti-social behaviour, poverty, housing and
area regeneration, the land use planning system and building
standards, equality issues, voluntary sector, religious and
faith organisations and charity law.
Deputy - Mary
Mulligan
Minister for
Parliamentary Business - Patricia Ferguson
Responsible for Parliamentary affairs and the management of
Executive business in the Parliament.
Deputy - Tavish
Scott
Ministers attending the Cabinet but receiving Deputy
Ministers Salaries
.
Minister for
Tourism, Culture and Sport - Frank McAveety
Responsible for tourism, culture and the arts, sport, major
events strategy, built heritage, architecture, Historic
Scotland and lottery funding.
Minister for
Transport - Nicol Stephen
Responsible for transport policy and delivery, public
transport, road, rail services, air and ferry services.
Law Officers
Lord Advocate -
Colin Boyd QC
Solicitor
General - Elish Angiolini
Due to the decrease in the number of full salaried Cabinet
positions, Mike Watson, previously the MInister for Tourism,
Culture and Sport, has left the government.
The First Minister said:
"I am very grateful to Mike Watson for his work in
establishing the new portfolio and in particular for his
contribution to increased confidence in our tourism
industry.
"I am sure he will continue to make a major contribution to
devolution within the Parliament."
He added:
He added:
"I am also grateful for the work done by Des McNulty in his
time as deputy Minister for Social Justice. In particular, the
work he did on homelessness and planning. I am confident he
will continue to play an important role in the Scottish
Parliament."