Minister for Gaelic
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Minister for Gaelic is a Junior minister post in the Scottish government
. Gaelic now lies in the responsibility of the Scottish Government, having been in control of the Scottish Office
prior to 1999.
Ministers of Gaelic also have had another portfolio, whilst being Minister of Gaelic.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
. Gaelic now lies in the responsibility of the Scottish Government, having been in control of the Scottish Office
Scottish Office
The Scottish Office was a department of the United Kingdom Government from 1885 until 1999, exercising a wide range of government functions in relation to Scotland under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland...
prior to 1999.
Ministers of Gaelic also have had another portfolio, whilst being Minister of Gaelic.
Ministers
Minister for Gaelic |
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| Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | Shared Portfolio | ||
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| 1. | Brian Wilson | May 1997 | July 1998 | Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... |
Minister of State for Education and Industry (Scottish Office) | |
| 2. | Calum MacDonald | July, 1998 | July 1999 | Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... |
Minister for Housing, Planning and European Affairs (Scottish Office) | |
| 3. | Alasdair Morrison Alasdair Morrison Alasdair Morrison is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was born on 18 November 1968 in Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. He was educated at Paible School, North Uist, and the Nicolson Institute, Isle of Lewis.... |
July, 1999 | November 2001 | Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... |
Deputy Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet... |
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| 4. | Mike Watson Mike Watson Michael Goodall Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie, known as Mike Watson, is a former British Labour Party politician... |
November 2001 | 20 May 2003 | Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... |
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | |
| 5. | Peter Peacock Peter Peacock Peter Peacock has been a Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands since 1999. Peacock was appointed a deputy minister when first elected in 1999, and promoted to Minister for Education and Young People in the Scottish Executive after the 2003 election... |
20 May 2003 | November, 2006 | Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... |
Minister for Education and Young People | |
| 6. | Patricia Ferguson Patricia Ferguson Patricia Josephine Ferguson is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill, a seat which she has held since 1999.- Background :... |
November, 2006 | 3 May 2007 | Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... |
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | |
| 7. | Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani is a Scots-Italian politician. A member of the Scottish National Party . She is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride.... |
3 May 2007 | 10 February 2009 | Scottish National Party Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... |
Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, sometimes referred to as the Scottish foreign minister, is a cabinet post in the Scottish Government since after the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, having been a Junior Ministerial post before then... |
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| 8. | Michael Russell | 10 February 2009 | 1 December 2009 | Scottish National Party Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... |
Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, sometimes referred to as the Scottish foreign minister, is a cabinet post in the Scottish Government since after the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, having been a Junior Ministerial post before then... |
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| 9. | Fiona Hyslop Fiona Hyslop Fiona Hyslop is the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow.-Family life and background:... |
1 December 2009 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... |
Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, sometimes referred to as the Scottish foreign minister, is a cabinet post in the Scottish Government since after the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, having been a Junior Ministerial post before then... |