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The Minister for Equalities is a
Junior minister A minister is a politician who heads a ministry (government department), ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is desi ...
ial post in the
Scottish Government The Scottish Government (, ) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was formed in 1999 as the Scottish Executive following the 1997 referendum on Scottish devolution, and is headquartered at St Andrew's House in ...
. As a result, the Minister does not attend the
Scottish Cabinet The Scottish Cabinet is the main decision-making body of the Scottish Government, the devolved government of Scotland. It is headed by the first minister, and made up of the deputy first minister, cabinet secretaries of the Scottish Government ...
.Scotland Act (1998)
''Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".'' The post was created in June 2018 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (), commonly referred to as the Social Justice Secretary, is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has overall responsibility for community planning, social security, the ...
, who is a full member of cabinet. The incumbent Minister is
Kaukab Stewart Kaukab Stewart (born 1967 or 1968) is a Pakistani-born Scottish politician who has served as Minister for Equalities since May 2024. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Gl ...
since 8 May 2024.


Overview

The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of: *Social equality with respect to gender, sexuality, race, and disability *The protection and development of social and human rights *Equality for and the needs of Older people The current post holds the following responsibilities: *mainstreaming of equality and human rights *diversity, inclusion and equalities, including disability, older people, women, gender, LGBTI and race, including Gypsy/Traveller community *social isolation and loneliness strategy *faith and belief *population and migration *New Scots strategy *refugees and asylum seekers *displaced peoples


List of office holders


See also

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Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( ; ) is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh, Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym 'Holyrood'. ...


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Minister for Older People and Equalities
on Scottish Government website Scottish Parliament
Equalities In mathematics, equality is a relationship between two quantities or expressions, stating that they have the same value, or represent the same mathematical object. Equality between and is written , and read " equals ". In this equality, ...
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