Scottish Government

The Scottish Government (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the devolved government of Scotland. It is Scotland's Executive body.

The Scottish Government consists of the Scottish Ministers, which is used to describe their collective legal functions. The Scottish Government is accountable to the Scottish Parliament, with the first minister appointed by the monarch following a proposal by the Parliament. The responsibilities of the Scottish Parliament fall over matters that are not reserved in law to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Ministers are appointed by the first minister with the approval of the Scottish Parliament and the monarch from among the members of the Parliament. They are referred to by the current administration as Cabinet secretaries and ministers. Collectively the Scottish Ministers and the Civil Service staff that support the Scottish Government are formally referred to as the Scottish Administration.

The Scottish Ministers
The Scottish Government is led by the First Minister of Scotland and consists of additional Scottish Ministers and may include law officers.

The Scottish Parliament nominates one of its members to be appointed as First Minister by the Queen. The First Minister appoints additional Ministers to a variety of ministerial portfolios. More senior ministers, known as Cabinet Secretaries, collectively form a cabinet with the First Minister. The Scottish law officers, the Lord Advocate and Solicitor, can be appointed without being a member of the Scottish Parliament, however, they are subject to Parliament's approval and scrutiny.

Cabinet
The Scottish Government's cabinet collectively take responsibility for policy coordination within the Scottish Government. It is supported by the Cabinet Secretariat, base at St Andrew's House.

The current members of the Scottish Government's Cabinet are:

2nd Gougeon Ministry
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1st Ardern Ministry
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1st Jackson Ministry
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