The Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work is a

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ial post in the Scottish Government that was created in May 2021. As a result, the minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet, but supports the

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and Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, who both attend the cabinet. The current and inaugural Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work is

Richard Lochhead Richard Neilson Lochhead (born 24 May 1969) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work and has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Moray since 2006. He was prev ...

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Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities of the Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work are: * Just Transition planning and delivery, including the work of the Just Transition Commission * co-ordination of Sectoral Just Transition plans and monitoring framework * long-term labour market strategy, the living wage * Fair Work * PACE * employability programmes * women's employment * cities investment and strategy * green growth accelerator * inclusive growth * trade unions * green skills/jobs for the future *

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