| Cabinet Name: | Second Yousaf government |
| Incumbent: | 2024 |
| Cabinet Number: | 11th |
| Cabinet Type: | Government |
| Flag: | Flag of Scotland.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Jurisdiction: | Scotland |
| State Head: | Charles III |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head: | Humza Yousaf |
| Government Head Title: | First Minister |
| Deputy Government Head: | Shona Robison |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy First Minister |
| Date Formed: | 25 April 2024 |
| Date Dissolved: | 7 May 2024 |
| Legislature Term: | 6th Scottish Parliament |
| Opposition Leader: | Douglas Ross |
| Opposition Cabinet: | Opposition Parties |
| Legislature Status: | Minority |
| Successor: | Swinney government |
Humza Yousaf formed the Second Yousaf government on 25 April 2024 following his dissolution of the Scottish National Party's power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens.[1] This resulted in a government crisis, where Yousaf faced the threat of a vote of no confidence now that the SNP was leading a minority government. Days later, Yousaf announced his intention to resign as First Minister and leader of the SNP. John Swinney succeeded Yousaf on 7 May 2024 following a leadership election.
On 25 April 2024 Scottish National Party First Minister Humza Yousaf announced that the power sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party — which had been in place since 31 August 2021 — was dissolved with immediate effect. This resulted in the Green Party's two Ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater leaving government and their respective posts of Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity being abolished.[2]
First Minister Humza Yousaf formed a SNP minority government, and faced separate motions of no confidence from Labour and the Conservatives, following the Greens withdrawing support.[3]
On 29 April, Yousaf announced his intention to resign as First Minster following the election of a new leader of the SNP. The Conservatives would withdraw their no confidence motion in Yousaf, following the announcement of his resignation, whilst the Labour Party would push their no confidence motion in the government to a vote - it being defeated by 70 votes to 58.[4]
| Portfolio | Portrait | Minister | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet secretaries | ||||
| First Minister | Humza Yousaf | 2023–2024 | ||
| Deputy First Minister | Shona Robison | 2023–2024 | ||
| Cabinet Secretary for Finance | 2023–present | |||
| Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care | Neil Gray | 2024-present | ||
| Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills | Jenny Gilruth | 2023–present | ||
| Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy | Màiri McAllan | 2024-present | ||
| Cabinet Secretary for Transport | Fiona Hyslop | 2024-present | ||
| Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands | Mairi Gougeon | 2021–present | ||
| Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture | Angus Robertson | 2021–present | ||
| Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice | Shirley-Anne Somerville | 2023–present | ||
| Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs | Angela Constance | 2023–present | ||
| Also attending cabinet meetings | ||||
| Permanent Secretary | John-Paul Marks | 2022–present | ||
| Minister for Cabinet and Parliamentary Business | George Adam | 2021–2024 | ||
| Lord Advocate | Dorothy Bain KC | 2021–present | ||
Junior ministers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Minister | Term | ||
| Jamie Hepburn | 2023–2024 | |||
| Minister for Cabinet and Parliamentary Business | George Adam | 2021–2024 | ||
| 2021–2024 | ||||
| Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning | Joe FitzPatrick | 2023–2024 | ||
| Minister for Public Health and Women's Health | Jenni Minto | 2023–present | ||
| Maree Todd | 2023–present | |||
| Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise | Natalie Don | 2023–present | ||
| Minister for Higher and Further Education Minister for Veterans | Graeme Dey | 2023–present | ||
| Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade | Richard Lochhead | 2023–present | ||
| Minister for Energy | Gillian Martin | 2023–2024 | ||
| Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy | Christina McKelvie | 2024-present | ||
| Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees | Emma Roddick | 2023–2024 | ||
| Minister for Housing | Paul McLennan | 2023–present | ||
| Minister for Victims and Community Safety | Siobhian Brown | 2023–present | ||
| Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity | Jim Fairlie | 2024-present | ||
| Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development | Kaukab Stewart | 2024-2024 | ||
Law officers[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Name | Portrait | Term | |
| Lord Advocate | Dorothy Bain KC | 2021–present | ||
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Ruth Charteris KC | 2021–present | ||