Secretary of State for Scotland
The secretary of state for Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba; Scots: Secretar o State fir Scotland), also referred to as the Scottish secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Scotland Office. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Much of the Secretary of State for Scotland's responsibility transferred to the office of the First Minister of Scotland upon the re–establishment of both the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament in 1999 following the Scotland Act 1998. [3]
Not to be confused with Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland).Secretary of State for Scotland
Scottish Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(within the UK and Commonwealth)
The Prime Minister
The Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
- 1 May 1707
(as Secretary of State for Scotland) - 17 August 1885
(as Secretary for Scotland) - 26 July 1926 :
(as Secretary of State for Scotland)
The office holder works alongside the other Scotland Office ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for Scotland. The incumbent is Alister Jack, following his appointment by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2019 and who was reappointed by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.