The Cabinet is the main decision-making body of the Scottish Government.
It is made up of the First Minister and all Cabinet Secretaries. Cabinet meetings are held weekly in Bute House, Edinburgh while parliament is sitting, and may also be held at other times in locations throughout Scotland.
Cabinet
John Swinney MSP
Kate Forbes MSP
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary (designate) for Economy and Gaelic
Shona Robison MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
Neil Gray MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Jenny Gilruth MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Màiri McAllan MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
Fiona Hyslop MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Transport
Mairi Gougeon MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Angus Robertson MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Angela Constance MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Ministers
Jamie Hepburn MSP
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Supports the First Minister.
Richard Lochhead MSP
Supports the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary (designate) for Economy and Gaelic.
Tom Arthur MSP
Minister for Employment and Investment
Supports the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary (designate) for Economy and Gaelic.
Ivan McKee MSP
Minister for Public Finance (designate)
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government.
Natalie Don MSP
Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
Graeme Dey MSP
Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
Siobhian Brown MSP
Minister for Victims and Community Safety
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs.
Gillian Martin MSP
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy.
Jim Fairlie MSP
Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands.
Jenni Minto MSP
Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
Maree Todd MSP
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
Christina McKelvie MSP
Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
Kaukab Stewart MSP
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.
Paul McLennan MSP
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.
