Post: | Cabinet Secretary for Transport |
Native Name: | Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Còmhdhail |
Incumbent: | Fiona Hyslop |
Incumbentsince: | 8 February 2024 |
Seat: | Edinburgh |
Appointer: | First Minister |
Inaugural: | Michael Matheson |
Formation: | 26 June 2018 |
Deputy: | Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity |
Salary: | £126,452 per annum [1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Còmhdhail) is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has responsibilities for transport and its associated infrastructure in Scotland. The incumbent is Fiona Hyslop, who was appointed Minister for Transport in June 2023 and made Cabinet Secretary for Transport in February 2024.
The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie, who also supports the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands.[2]
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Transport include:[3]
The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport:
Name | width=75 | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Party | First Minister | |
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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 John Swinney |