The Scottish Executive Development Department (SEDD) was a

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department of the

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from 1999 to 2007. SEDD was responsible for the following areas in

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and building control. SEDD was directly responsible for various agencies of the Scottish Executive and other

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relating to these areas of responsibility. Since early 2005 the Department was headed by Nicola Munro. The

Minister for Communities The Department for Communities (DfC, Irish Language, Irish: ''An Roinn Pobal''; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster Scots: ''Depairtment fur Commonities'') is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The m ...

was

Rhona Brankin Rhona Brankin (born 19 January 1950) is a former Scottish Labour-Co-operative politician who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Midlothian constituency. She was first elected in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2007 ...

and she was assisted by the Deputy Minister for Communities, Des McNulty.Scotland.gov.uk- Ministers
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External links

Official website
Defunct departments of the Scottish Government Subnational housing ministries Spatial planning ministries Town and country planning in Scotland 1999 establishments in Scotland 2007 disestablishments in Scotland {{Scotland-gov-stub