Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

The Minister for Public Health and Women's Health is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. The minister is not a member of the Scottish Cabinet, however, they report to the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care.

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The current minister is Jenni Minto, who was appointed by First Minister Humza Yousaf on 29 March 2023.

Overview

The office in its current form has specific responsibility for:[1]

History

From 1999 to 2007, public health was the responsibility of the Minister for Health and Community Care and the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 elections, created the junior post of Minister for Public Health who assisted the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing in the Scottish Government.

In 2009, the post became the Minister for Public Health and Sport after assuming the Sport portfolio. From 2011, the post reverted to the title of Minister for Public Health and sport was once again separated off to a new Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport post. Following the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon recreated the old Minister for Public Health and Sport post.

The Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[2]

List of office holders
Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister

Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care

Iain Gray 13 May 1999 26 October 2000 Labour Donald Dewar
Malcolm Chisholm 26 October 2000 22 November 2001 Labour Henry McLeish

Deputy Ministers for Health and Community Care

Hugh Henry 22 November 2001 4 May 2002 Labour Jack McConnell
Mary Mulligan 22 November 2001 8 October 2004 Labour
Frank McAveety 4 May 2002 20 May 2003 Labour

Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care

Tom McCabe 20 May 2003 8 October 2004 Labour Jack McConnell
Rhona Brankin 8 October 2004 28 June 2005 Labour
Lewis Macdonald 28 June 2005 17 May 2007 Labour

Minister for Public Health

Shona Robison 17 May 2007 10 Feb 2009 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond

Minister for Public Health and Sport

Shona Robison 11 Feb 2009 20 May 2011 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond

Minister for Public Health

Michael Matheson 20 May 2011 21 November 2014 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond
Maureen Watt 21 November 2014 18 May 2016 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Health and Sport

Aileen Campbell 18 May 2016 27 June 2018 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing

Joe FitzPatrick 27 June 2018 18 December 2020 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon
Mairi Gougeon 21 December 2020 20 May 2021 Scottish National Party

Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport

Maree Todd 20 May 2021 29 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon

Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

Jenni Minto 29 March 2023 Incumbent Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf

See also

References
  1. "Minister for Public Health and Women's Health". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  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".
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