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词条 Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy
释义

  1. Overview

     Responsibilities  Public bodies 

  2. History

  3. List of office holders

      Minister for Rural Affairs    Minister for Rural Development    Minister for the Environment and Rural Development    Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment   Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment   Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity   Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy  

  4. See also

  5. References

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Rural Economy Secretary (within Scotland)
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The Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for rural Scotland, Highlands Islands Enterprise, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, food and drink, and crofting. The Cabinet Secretary was assisted by the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform until 2016, when that role was given its own Cabinet level post. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment, who also reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform.[1]

The current Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy is Fergus Ewing, who was appointed in May 2016.

Overview

Responsibilities

The Cabinet Secretary's responsibilities are Agriculture and crofting, Fisheries and aquaculture, Food and drink, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Rural Scotland, Forestry, Animal health, South of Scotland Agency.[1]

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity:

  • Crofting Commission
  • Food Standards Scotland
  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  • James Hutton Institute
  • Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
  • Moredun Research Institute
  • Quality Meat Scotland
  • Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
  • Scottish Land Commission

History

The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Rural Affairs and renamed as the Minister for Rural Development in 2000 and again in 2001 as the Minister for the Environment and Rural Development. Following the 2007 election, the position of Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment was created, becoming the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment in a November 2014 reshuffle. Following the 2016 election, the position was the "Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity", but was again renamed to "Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy", with "connectivity" and Transport passing to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity.[1]

List of office holders

Minister for Rural Affairs

NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePartyFirst Minister
Ross Finnie19 May 199926 October 2000Liberal DemocratsDonald Dewar

Minister for Rural Development

Ross Finnie26 October 200022 November 2001Liberal DemocratsHenry McLeish

Minister for the Environment and Rural Development

Ross Finnie22 November 200116 May 2007Liberal DemocratsJack McConnell

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment

Richard Lochhead16 May 200721 November 2014Scottish National PartyAlex Salmond

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment

Richard Lochhead21 November 201418 May 2016Scottish National PartyNicola Sturgeon

Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity

Fergus Ewing18 May 201626 June 2018Scottish National PartyNicola Sturgeon

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy

Fergus Ewing26 June 2018IncumbentScottish National PartyNicola Sturgeon

See also

  • List of Scottish ministers of the environment

References

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