The Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning was a

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position in the Scottish Executive. The position was first created in the 1999 as part of the

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and continued into the McLeish cabinet. Following the election of

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in 2001 transportation was added to the portfolio in his first cabinet and then subsequently removed in his

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. Following the election of the SNP government under

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the responsibility of the post was divided, with Enterprise portfolio given to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and lifelong learning to the

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, commonly referred to as the Education Secretary, is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet responsible for all levels of education in Scotland. The Cabinet Secretary is supported by the Mi ...

List of office holders

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