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The Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform was a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister did not attend the Scottish Cabinet, but supported the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport who continues to attend the cabinet.[1][2]
The last previous Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform was Màiri McAllan.
Overview
Responsibilities
The Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform had specific responsibility for:[3]
- land reform & land use
- Royal Botanic Garden
- environmental quality
- natural resources, peatland and flooding
- Scottish Land Commission
- Hydro Nation
- Drinking Water Quality Regulator
- private water
- forestry & woodlands
- Forestry and Land Scotland
- Scottish Forestry
- EU Support and related services
- Forest Research (cross-border services)
- environmental and climate justice
- Crown Estate Scotland
- marine planning
- national parks and natural heritage
- plant health
- GM
Since 2021, the Minister shared responsibility for biodiversity with the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity.
List of office holders
Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment | |||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mairi Gougeon | 
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27 June 2018 | 21 December 2020 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
| Ben Macpherson | 
|
21 December 2020 | 20 May 2021 | Scottish National Party | |||
Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform | |||||||
| Màiri McAllan | 
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20 May 2021 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
See also
References
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
- Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment on Scottish Government website
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This page was last edited on 10 August 2023, at 22:45