Minister for Equalities (Scotland)

Minister for Equalities
Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Co-ionannachd
since 8 May 2024
StyleMinister
(within parliament)
Equalities Minister
(informal)
Scottish Equalities Minister
(outwith Scotland)
Member of
Reports toScottish Parliament
SeatEdinburgh
AppointerFirst Minister
Inaugural holderJeane Freeman
Minister for Social Security
Formation19 May 2016
Salary£106,185 per annum (2024)[1]
(including £72,196 MSP salary)
Websitewww.gov.scot

The Minister for Equalities is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[2] The post was created in June 2018 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, who is a full member of cabinet.[3]

The incumbent Minister is Kaukab Stewart since 8 May 2024.

  1. ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ Scotland Act (1998), Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
  3. ^ "Minister for Older People and Equalities". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.