Minister for Equalities (Scotland)
{{Short description|Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Minister for Equalities
| body =
| native_name = {{langx|gd|Ministear airson Co-ionannachd}}
| insignia = 250px
| image = File:Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development - Kaukab Stewart.jpg
| incumbent = Kaukab Stewart
| incumbentsince = 8 May 2024
| style = Minister
(within parliament)
Equalities Minister
(informal)
Scottish Equalities Minister
(outwith Scotland)
| residence =
| appointer = First Minister
| formation = 19 May 2016
| succession =
| inaugural = Jeane Freeman
{{small|Minister for Social Security}}
| 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
}}
{{Politics of Scotland}}
The Minister for Equalities 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 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, who is a full member of cabinet.{{cite web|url=https://beta.gov.scot/about/who-runs-government/cabinet-and-ministers/minister-older-people-equalities/|title=Minister for Older People and Equalities|date=2018-06-27|accessdate=2018-06-27|publisher=Scottish Government}}
The incumbent Minister is Kaukab Stewart since 8 May 2024.
Overview
The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of:
- Social equality with respect to gender, sexuality, race, and disability
- The protection and development of social and human rights
- Equality for and the needs of Older people
The current post holds the following responsibilities:
- mainstreaming of equality and human rights
- diversity, inclusion and equalities, including disability, older people, women, gender, LGBTI and race, including Gypsy/Traveller community
- social isolation and loneliness strategy
- faith and belief
- population and migration
- New Scots strategy
- refugees and asylum seekers
- displaced peoples
List of office holders
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| colspan="2"|Name
! width=75|Portrait !Entered Office !Left Office !Party !First Minister |
|---|
| colspan="8"|Minister for Social Security |
| {{party color cell|Scottish National Party}}
|75px |19 May 2016 |28 June 2018 |
| colspan="8"|Minister for Older People and Equalities |
| {{party color cell|Scottish National Party}}
|75px |28 June 2018 |29 March 2023 |
| colspan="8"|Minister for Social Security and Local Government |
| {{party color cell|Scottish National Party}}
|75px |20 May 2021 |29 March 2023 |
| colspan="8"|Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees |
| {{party color cell|Scottish National Party}}
|75px |29 March 2023 |8 May 2024 |
| colspan="8"|Minister for Equalities |
| {{party color cell|Scottish National Party}}
| 75px |8 May 2024 |Incumbent |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://beta.gov.scot/about/who-runs-government/cabinet-and-ministers/minister-older-people-equalities/ Minister for Older People and Equalities] on Scottish Government website
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