Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice

This article is about the Scottish position. For the Welsh position, see Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Wales). Not to be confused with Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs.

Scotland
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas Sòisealta
since 29 March 2023
Social Security Scotland
Scottish Government
Scottish Cabinet
StyleCabinet Secretary
(within parliament)
Social Justice Secretary
(informal)
Scottish Social Justice Secretary
(outwith Scotland)
Member of
Reports toScottish Parliament
SeatEdinburgh
AppointerFirst Minister
Inaugural holderShona Robison
Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games, Sport, Equalities and Pensioners' Rights
Formation22 April 2014
Deputy
Salary£118,511 per annum (2023)[1]
(including £67,662 MSP salary)
Websitewww.gov.scot

The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas Sòisealta), commonly referred to as the Social Justice Secretary, is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has overall responsibility for community planning, housing, social security, the third sector. The current Cabinet Secretary is Shirley-Anne Somerville since 2023.

The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by two junior Ministers, the Minister for Equalities and the Minister for Housing.[2]

  1. ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice". gov.scot. Retrieved 10 May 2024.