The Scottish Parliament: - Ministers and Law Officers


First Minister	The Right Hon Alex Salmond MSP	Head of the devolved Scottish government: responsible for development, implementation and presentation of Government policy, constitutional affairs, and for promoting and representing Scotland.
Minister for Parliamentary Business	Bruce Crawford MSP	Parliamentary affairs and the management of Government business in the Parliament.
Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture	Linda Fabiani MSP	Europe, external affairs, culture and the arts, architecture, built heritage, Historic Scotland and lottery funding, major events strategy, Gaelic.

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth	John Swinney MSP	The economy, the Scottish Budget, public service reform, de-regulation, local government, public service delivery, cities and community planning, GRO, ROS, relocation, e-government, SPPA, procurement, budgetary monitoring, business and industry including Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise' trade and inward investment, corporate social responsibility, voluntary sector and the social economy, community business and co-operative development, European Structural Funds, energy, tourism, land use planning system, climate change, building standards, transport policy and delivery, public transport, road, rail services, air and ferry services, Scottish Water.
Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism	Jim Mather MSP
Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change	Stewart Stevenson MSP

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning	Fiona Hyslop MSP	Further and higher education, science and lifelong learning, school education, training and skills, HM Inspectorate of Education and the Scottish Qualifications Authority, nurseries and childcare, children's services, children's hearings, social work and HM Social Work Inspectorate.
Minister for Schools and Skills	Maureen Watt MSP
Minister for Children and Early Years	Adam Ingram MSP

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing	Nicola Sturgeon MSP	NHS, health service reform, allied healthcare services, acute and primary services, performance, quality and improvement framework, health promotion, sport, public health, health improvement, pharmaceutical services, food safety and dentistry, community care, older people, mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, social inclusion, equalities, anti-poverty measures, housing and regeneration.
Minister for Public Health	Shona Robison MSP
Minister for Communities and Sport	Stewart Maxwell MSP

Cabinet Secretary for Justice	Kenny MacAskill MSP	Criminal law and procedure, youth justice, criminal justice social work, police, prisons and sentencing policy, legal aid, legal profession, courts and law reform, anti-social behaviour, sectarianism, human rights, fire and rescue services, community safety, civil contingencies, drugs policy and related matters, liquor licensing, vulnerable witnesses, victim support and civil law, charity law, religious and faith organisations.
Minister for Community Safety	Fergus Ewing MSP

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment	Richard Lochhead MSP	Agriculture, fisheries and rural development including aquaculture and forestry, environment and natural heritage, land reform, water quality regulation and sustainable development.
Minister for Environment	Michael Russell MSP

Law Officers
Lord Advocate	The Rt Hon Elish Angiolini QC	The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, prosecution of crime, investigation of sudden deaths, complaints against the police, support for victims and witnesses of crime, international cooperation (including mutual legal assistance and extradition), confiscation of proceeds of crime.
Solicitor General	Frank Mulholland	Legal advice to Scottish Ministers, civil litigation, constitutional issues and appointment of Counsel.