Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Scotland)

Scotland
Cabinet Secretary for Transport
Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Còmhdhail
Incumbent
Fiona Hyslop
since 8 February 2024
Style
  • Cabinet Secretary
    (within parliament)
  • Transport Secretary
    (informal)
  • Scottish Transport Secretary
    (outwith Scotland)
Member of
Reports to
SeatEdinburgh
AppointerFirst Minister
(following approval from Scottish Parliament)
Inaugural holderMichael Matheson
Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
Formation26 June 2018
DeputyMinister for Agriculture and Connectivity
Salary£126,452 per annum (2024)[1]
(including £72,196 MSP salary)
Websitewww.gov.scot

The Cabinet Secretary for Transport (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]

  1. ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Secretary for Transport - gov.scot". gov.scot. Retrieved 1 May 2024.