The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a
junior ministerial post (of
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State rank) in the
Government of the United Kingdom, supporting the
Secretary of State for Scotland
The secretary of state for Scotland ( gd, Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba; sco, Secretar o State fir Scotland), also referred to as the Scottish secretary, is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the Unit ...
. The post is also known as Deputy Secretary of State for Scotland.
The post was first established as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health for Scotland in 1919, before becoming the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
Scotland in 1926. Additional Parliamentary Under-Secretary posts were added in 1940 and 1951, and a Minister of State post was established in 1951. In 1969–70, one of the Under-Secretary posts was replaced by an additional Minister of State. From 1974 to 1979, there were two Ministers of State and three Under-Secretaries, reverting to one Minister of State in 1979. In 1997, the second Minister of State post was reinstated, and a fourth Under-Secretary post was briefly added from August 1998.
Following
devolution
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. It is a form of administrative decentralization. Devolved territories h ...
in 1999, the number of ministers was reduced. There are currently two Under-Secretaries to support the Secretary of State, and there is no
Minister of State.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health for Scotland (1919–1926)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (1926–present)
Minister of State for Scotland (1951–2008)
* 2 November 1951:
The Earl of Home
* 7 April 1955:
Thomas Galbraith
* 23 October 1958:
The Lord Forbes
* 22 October 1959:
Jack Nixon Browne
Jack Nixon Browne, Baron Craigton CBE Privy Council (United Kingdom), PC (3 September 1904 – 28 July 1993) was a Scotland, Scottish Unionist Party (Scotland), Conservative politician.
Early life
The son of Edwin Gilbert Izod, he adopted the ...
* 20 October 1964:
George Willis
* 7 January 1967:
Dickson Mabon (to 19 June 1970)
* 13 October 1969:
The Lord Hughes (to 19 June 1970)
* 23 June 1970:
The Lady Tweedsmuir
* 7 April 1972:
The Lord Polwarth
* 8 March 1974:
Bruce Millan (to 8 April 1976)
* 8 March 1974:
The Lord Hughes (to 8 August 1975)
* 8 August 1975:
The Lord Kirkhill (to 15 December 1978)
* 14 April 1976:
Gregor Mackenzie
James Gregor Mackenzie (15 November 1927 – 4 May 1992) was a British Labour Party politician.
Early life
Mackenzie was educated at the Royal Technical College and the University of Glasgow. He became a sales manager and a councillor on Glasgo ...
(to 4 May 1979)
* 7 May 1979:
The Earl of Mansfield
* 13 June 1983:
The Lord Gray of Contin
* 10 September 1986:
The Lord Glenarthur
* 13 June 1987:
Ian Lang (to 28 November 1990)
* 13 June 1987:
The Lord Sanderson of Bowden (to 7 September 1990)
* 7 September 1990:
Michael Forsyth
* 14 April 1992:
The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie
* 6 July 1995: Lord
James Douglas-Hamilton
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* 6 May 1997:
Henry McLeish
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(to 29 June 1999)
* 6 May 1997:
Brian Wilson
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(to 28 July 1998)
* 28 July 1998:
Helen Liddell (to 17 May 1999)
* 29 July 1999:
Brian Wilson
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* 26 January 2001:
George Foulkes (to 29 May 2002)
* July 2007:
David Cairns (16 September 2008)
See also
*
Deputy First Minister of Scotland
References
External links
Scotland Office
{{Scotland Office
Lists of government ministers of Scotland
Government of Scotland
Political office-holders in Scotland