| Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | |
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| Seat | Edinburgh |
| Appointer | First Minister (following approval from Scottish Parliament) |
| Inaugural holder | Susan Deacon Minister for Health and Community Care |
| Formation | 19 May 1999 |
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| Salary | £126,452 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
| Website | www |
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care,[2] commonly referred to as the Health Secretary (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire na Slàinte), is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government. The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for the Health and Social Care Directorates and NHS Scotland.
The current Cabinet Secretary is Neil Gray who has served since 8 February 2024.[3]
The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by:
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- ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- ^ "Neil Gray replaces Michael Matheson as Scottish health secretary". BBC News. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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