Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

The Minister for Public Health and Women's Health is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. The minister is not a member of the Scottish Cabinet, however, they report to the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care. The current minister is Jenni Minto, who was appointed by First Minister Humza Yousaf on 29 March 2023.

Overview

The office in its current form has specific responsibility for:

History

From 1999 to 2007, public health was the responsibility of the Minister for Health and Community Care and the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 elections, created the junior post of Minister for Public Health who assisted the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing in the Scottish Government. In 2009, the post became the Minister for Public Health and Sport after assuming the Sport portfolio. From 2011, the post reverted to the title of Minister for Public Health and sport was once again separated off to a new Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport post. Following the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon recreated the old Minister for Public Health and Sport post. The Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.

List of office holders

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Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care

Deputy Ministers for Health and Community Care

Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care