Minister for Public Finance (Scotland)
Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government
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The Minister for Public Finance is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[2]
Public Finance Minister (informal)
Scottish Public Finance Minister (outwith Scotland)
| Minister for Public Finance | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Ministear an Ionmhais Phoblaich | |
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| Style | Minister (within parliament) Public Finance Minister (informal) Scottish Public Finance Minister (outwith Scotland) |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
| Seat | Edinburgh |
| Appointer | |
| Inaugural holder | Kate Forbes Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy |
| Formation | 27 June 2018 |
| Salary | £106,185 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
| Website | www |
The post was created in June 2018 as the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, with Kate Forbes its first holder. The incumbent Minister, Hannah Mary Goodlad supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, who is a full member of cabinet.[3]
Overview
The Minister for Public Finance has responsibility for:[3]
Specific responsibilities are:
- planning
- non-domestic rates (NDR) and NDR business engagement
- public sector pensions / Scottish Public Pensions Agency
- Registers of Scotland
- statutory debt management and debt relief, diligence and Accountant in Bankruptcy
- consumer advocacy and advice
- Consumer Scotland
Public finance
- budget revisions
- outturn
Public service reform
- public sector productivity and efficient government
- public bodies policy
- civil service transformation,
- government procurement and shared services
- estates and property
Community empowerment
- Local Governance Review
- 20 minute neighbourhoods (cross-government delivery)
List of office holders
The incumbent is Hannah Mary Goodlad, who was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 21 May 2026.
Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy | |||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Party | First Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Forbes |  |
27 June 2018[4] | 17 February 2020 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Public Finance and Migration | |||||||
| Ben Macpherson |  |
17 February 2020 | 19 May 2021 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth | |||||||
| Tom Arthur | .jpg) |
19 May 2021 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | ||
Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance | |||||||
| Tom Arthur | |
29 March 2023 | 8 May 2024 | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf | ||
Minister for Public Finance | |||||||
| Ivan McKee | _(cropped).jpg) |
9 May 2024 | 20 May 2026 | Scottish National Party | John Swinney | ||
| Hannah Mary Goodlad | .jpg) |
21 May 2026 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | John Swinney | ||
