The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, commonly referred to as the Economy Secretary or the Culture Secretary, was a Scottish Government Cabinet position with responsibility for the

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and

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of Scotland. The role was formed in February 2020, with the existing Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs,

Fiona Hyslop Fiona Jane Hyslop (born 1 August 1964) is a Scottish politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been a Member of the Scottish Parliame ...

taking on additional responsibilities for economic matters (effectively adding the responsibilities of the former Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work to her existing culture responsibilities). Responsibility for external affairs was transferred to the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations, with the post being renamed Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs, whilst tourism moved to the

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brief. On 19 May 2021 the position ceased to exist with the creation of the

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, commonly referred to as the Finance Secretary, is a member of the Cabinet in the Scottish Government. The Cabinet Secretary has Ministerial responsibility for the Scottish Government's Finance ...

and the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture The cabinet secretary is supported by two ministers, the

Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills The Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend

and the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation.

History

The Europe and External Affairs brief was instituted in 2000 and combined with Education as the Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs which was a Cabinet position in the McLeish Government. After 2001 the Europe and External Affairs Brief was abolished as a ministerial position. From 1999 to 2001, the Culture brief was a junior post in the Scottish Government as Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport. It was made into a Cabinet position as Minister for Culture and Sport in the

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from 2001 to 2003. The

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from 2003 to 2007 combined the Culture and Sport brief with Tourism to form a Cabinet post in the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. Culture was combined with External Affairs and Europe, to form a junior ministerial position, of Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture in the Salmond government following the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. In February 2009 the role was expanded to deal with constitutional issues this additional role was later removed in December 2009 following the publication of the

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. After the

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the office-holder returned to the Cabinet with the junior ministerial post being transformed into the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs. After the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, the post was retitled Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs.

Overview

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture include: *Architecture and built heritage *Broadcasting *Constitutional policy *Creative industries *Cross-government coordination of European and wider external relations, including post-Brexit relations *

Culture of Scotland The culture of Scotland refers to the patterns of human activity and symbolism associated with Scotland and the Scottish people. The Scottish flag is blue with a white saltire, and represents the cross of Saint Andrew. Scots law Scotland retain ...

*Major events

Public bodies

The following public bodies reported to the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture : *

Architecture and Design Scotland Architecture and Design Scotland, styled Architecture+DesignScotland (A&DS; gd, Ailtearachd is Dealbhadh na h-Alba), is an executive non-departmental public body In the United Kingdom, non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a classification appli ...

Creative Scotland Creative Scotland ( gd, Alba Chruthachail ; sco, Creative Scotlan) is the development body for the arts and creative industries in Scotland. Based in Edinburgh, it is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. The o ...

Historic Environment Scotland Historic Environment Scotland (HES) ( gd, Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment. HES was formed in 2015 from the mer ...

* National Galleries of Scotland * National Library of Scotland *

National Museums of Scotland National Museums Scotland (NMS; gd, Taighean-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It runs the national museums of Scotland. NMS is one of the country's National Collections ...

List of office holders

Cabinet position

Junior Minister

References

External links

Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture
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