Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Minister for Public Finance

| body =

| native_name = {{langx|gd|Ministear an Ionmhais Phoblaich}}

| insignia = 250px

| image = File:Ivan_McKee_MSP.jpg

| incumbentsince = 9 May 2024

| style = Minister
(within parliament)
Public Finance Minister
(informal)
Scottish Public Finance Minister
(outwith Scotland)

| residence =

| appointer = First Minister

| formation = 27 June 2018

| succession =

| inaugural = Kate Forbes
{{small|Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy}}

| website = {{URL|www.gov.scot}}

| reports_to = Scottish Parliament

| salary = £106,185 per annum {{small|(2024)}}{{cite web |title=MSP salaries |url=https://www.parliament.scot/msps/msp-salaries |website=parliament.scot |date=10 May 2024 |publisher=The Scottish Parliament}}
(including £72,196 MSP salary)

| member_of = {{Hlist|Scottish Parliament|Scottish Government}}

| seat = Edinburgh

}}

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.[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980046_en_1 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".

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.scot/about/who-runs-government/cabinet-and-ministers/minister-for-public-finance/|title=Minister for Public Finance|date=2024-05-09|accessdate=2024-06-11|publisher=Scottish Government}}

Overview

The Minister for Public Finance has responsibility for:

Specific responsibilities are:

planning
non-domestic rates (NDR) and NDR business engagement
public sector pensions / Scottish Public Pensions Agency
Registers of Scotland
statutory debt management and debt relief, diligence and Accountant in Bankruptcy
consumer advocacy and advice
Consumer Scotland

Public finance

budget revisions
outturn

Public service reform

public sector productivity and efficient government
public bodies policy
civil service transformation,
government procurement and shared services
estates and property

Community empowerment

Local Governance Review
20 minute neighbourhoods (cross-government delivery)

List of office holders

The incumbent is Ivan McKee, who was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 9 May 2024.

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|Kate Forbes

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|27 June 2018{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44612922 |title=Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government |work=BBC News |date=28 June 2018 |accessdate=11 October 2020}}

|17 February 2020

|Scottish National Party

|Nicola Sturgeon

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= Minister for Public Finance and Migration =

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|Ben Macpherson

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|17 February 2020

|19 May 2021

|Scottish National Party

| Nicola Sturgeon

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=Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth=

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|Tom Arthur

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|19 May 2021

|29 March 2023

|Scottish National Party

| Nicola Sturgeon

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