Second Yousaf government
Scottish Government in 2024
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Humza Yousaf formed the Second Yousaf government[citation needed] on 25 April 2024 following his dissolution of the Scottish National Party's power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens. The end of the agreement resulted in a government crisis, where Yousaf faced the threat of a vote of no confidence now that the SNP was leading a minority government. Four days later, Yousaf announced his intention to resign as First Minister and leader of the SNP. John Swinney succeeded Yousaf on 8 May 2024 following a leadership election.
Second Yousaf government | |
|---|---|
11th Government of Scotland | |
| April–May 2024 | |
 Yousaf's reshuffled cabinet inside Bute House, 2024 | |
| Date established | 25 April 2024 |
| Date dissolved | 7 May 2024 |
| Leadership and composition | |
Monarch | Charles III |
First Minister | Humza Yousaf |
Deputy First Minister | Shona Robison |
First Minister's history | MSP for Glasgow Pollok (2016–present) Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (2021–2023) Cabinet Secretary for Justice (2018–2021) |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Minority |
Opposition cabinet | Opposition Parties |
Opposition party | |
Opposition leader | Douglas Ross |
| Formation and history | |
| Legislature term | 6th Scottish Parliament |
| Predecessor | First Yousaf government |
| Successor | First Swinney government |
History
On 25 April 2024 Scottish National Party First Minister Humza Yousaf announced that the power sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party — which had been in place since 31 August 2021 — was dissolved with immediate effect. This resulted in the Green Party's two Ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater leaving government and their respective posts of Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity being abolished.[1]
First Minister Humza Yousaf formed a SNP minority government, and faced separate motions of no confidence from Labour and the Conservatives, following the Greens withdrawing support.[2]
On 29 April, Yousaf announced his intention to resign as First Minister following the election of a new leader of the SNP. The Conservatives would withdraw their no confidence motion in Yousaf, following the announcement of his resignation, whilst the Labour Party would push their no confidence motion in the government to a vote - it being defeated by 70 votes to 58.[3]
Cabinet
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List of junior ministers
Scottish law officers
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Law officers[4] | |||
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| Post | Name | Portrait | Term |
| Lord Advocate | The Rt Hon. Dorothy Bain KC |  |
2021–present |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Ruth Charteris KC |  |
2021–present |