Minister for Veterans (Scotland)
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StyleMinister (within parliament)
Veterans Minister (informal)
Scottish Veterans Minister (outwith Scotland)
Veterans Minister (informal)
Scottish Veterans Minister (outwith Scotland)
Reports toScottish Parliament
| Minister for Veterans | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Seann Shaighdearan | |
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| Style | Minister (within parliament) Veterans Minister (informal) Scottish Veterans Minister (outwith Scotland) |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
| Seat | Edinburgh |
| Appointer | First Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) |
| Formation | 27 June 2018 |
| Salary | £106,185 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary) |
| Website | www |
| This article is part of a series within the Politics of the United Kingdom on the |
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The Minister for Veterans is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend[2] the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in March 2023 after the appointment of the Humza Yousaf as First Minister of Scotland.
Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Party | First Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Dey |  |
27 June 2018 | 20 May 2021 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Party | First Minister | |
| Keith Brown |  |
20 May 2021 | 29 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | |
Minister for Veterans | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Party | First Minister | |
| Graeme Dey[3] | |
29 March 2023 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf John Swinney | |