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Cabinet Secretary for Transport
Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Còmhdhail
Incumbent
Fiona Hyslop
since 8 February 2024
Scottish Government
Scottish Cabinet
StyleCabinet Secretary
Appointer First Minister
FormationJune 2016
Salary£118,511 per annum (2023) [1]
(including £67,662 MSP salary)
Website www.gov.scot

The Cabinet Secretary for Transport ( Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Còmhdhail) is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has responsibilities for infrastructure, transport and energy. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Transport, Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform and Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work. [2]

The current Cabinet Secretary is Fiona Hyslop, who was appointed Minister for Transport in June 2023 and made Cabinet Secretary for Transport on February 2024.

Overview

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero, and Just Transition include:

  • Transport and public transport
  • Infrastructure investment policy
  • Cities & City Deals
  • Town centres
  • Energy and energy consents
  • Renewable energy industries
  • Connectivity, including 100% broadband
  • Cross government co-ordination on islands.

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero, and Just Transition:

List of office holders

Name Portrait Entered office Left office Party First Minister

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity

Michael Matheson 26 June 2018 20 May 2021 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport

Michael Matheson 20 May 2021 28 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition

Màiri McAllan 29 March 2023 13 June 2023 Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition

Màiri McAllan 13 June 2023 8 February 2024 Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

Cabinet Secretary for Transport

Fiona Hyslop 8 February 2024 Incumbent Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

References

  1. ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport - gov.scot". gov.scot. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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