Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans

The Minister for Parliamentary Business is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government whose job it is to steer government business through the Scottish Parliament. It is currently held by Graeme Dey of the Scottish National Party. Dey also holds ministerial responsibility for military veterans, making the full title of the post Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans.[1] The minister does not attend cabinet,[2] but supports the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations, who is a full member of the cabinet.

Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans
Incumbent
Graeme Dey
since 27 June 2018
AppointerFirst Minister of Scotland
Websitewww.scotland.gov.uk

History of the office

The post was originally created in May 1999 as Chief Whip and Government Business Manager as a cabinet position in the Labour Liberal Scottish Executive along with the junior Deputy Business Manager, both positions where renamed after a few weeks to the Minister for Parliament and Deputy Minister for Parliament respectively. The posts where renamed again in November 2001 to Minister for Parliamentary Business and Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business following the election of Jack McConnell as First Minister.[3] The a cabinet post was downgrade to that of a junior minister reporting to the First Minister following the election of an SNP minority government in May 2007.[4] The post remained a junior one until the May 2011 general election after which a new cabinet post of Cabinet Secretary for Parliamentary Business and Government Strategy was established with the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Chief Whip reporting to it,[5] this set up remained in place until a government reshuffle in September 2012 saw the cabinet post abolished with responsibility of Government Strategy being given to the Deputy First Minister,[6] and the post of Minister for Parliamentary Business being re-established reporting to both First Minister and Deputy First Minister.[7]

This changed in the reshuffle announced on 21 November 2014, with Joe FitzPatrick reporting directly to Deputy First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney. In the June 2018 reshuffle cabinet level responsibility for parliamentary business was assigned to the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations, who is supported by the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans.[1]

List of office holders

Cabinet position

Government Business Manager and Chief Whip

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Tom McCabe 19 May 1999 12 June 1999 Labour Party Donald Dewar

Minister for Parliament

Tom McCabe 12 June 1999 27 November 2001 Labour Party Donald Dewar
Henry McLeish

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Patricia Ferguson 27 November 2001 4 October 2004 Labour Party Jack McConnell
Margaret Curran 4 October 2004 17 May 2007 Labour Party Jack McConnell

Cabinet Secretary for Parliamentary Business and Government Strategy

Bruce Crawford 19 May 2011 5 September 2012 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond

Junior Minister

Deputy Business Manager and Liberal Democrat Whip

Name Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Iain Smith 19 May 1999 12 June 1999 Scottish Liberal Democrats Donald Dewar

Deputy Minister for Parliament

Iain Smith 12 June 1999 1 November 2000 Scottish Liberal Democrats Henry McLeish
Tavish Scott 1 November 2000 9 March 2001 Scottish Liberal Democrats Henry McLeish
Euan Robson 9 March 2001 28 November 2001 Scottish Liberal Democrats Henry McLeish

Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business

Euan Robson 28 November 2001 21 May 2003 Scottish Liberal Democrats Jack McConnell
Tavish Scott 21 May 2003 29 June 2005 Scottish Liberal Democrats Jack McConnell
George Lyon 29 June 2005 16 May 2007 Scottish Liberal Democrats Jack McConnell

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Bruce Crawford* 17 May 2007 19 May 2011 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond

Minister for Parliamentary Business and Chief Whip

Brian Adam* 19 May 2011 5 September 2012 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Joe FitzPatrick 5 September 2012 28 June 2018 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond

Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans

Graeme Dey 28 June 2018 incumbent Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

See also

References
  1. "Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans". Scottish Government. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. 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".
  3. "Ministers, Law Officers and Ministerial Parliamentary Aides by Cabinet: Session 1" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. "Scottish Parliament Fact sheet: Ministers, Law Officers and Parliamentary Liaison Officers by Cabinet: Session 3" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. "Scottish Parliament Fact sheet: Ministers, Law Officers and Parliamentary Liaison Officers by Cabinet: Session 4" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. "Scottish cabinet reshuffle: Nicola Sturgeon given new independence role". BBC News. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  7. "Cabinet and Ministers: Biographies and responsibilities". Scottish Government. Retrieved 4 October 2014.


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