Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees

Minister for Equalities

Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Co-ionannachd

Incumbent
Kaukab Stewart
since 8 May 2024

Style| Minister
(within parliament)
Equalities Minister
(informal)
Scottish Equalities Minister
(outwith Scotland)
Member of|

* Scottish Parliament
* Scottish Government

Reports to| Scottish Parliament
Seat| Edinburgh
Appointer| First Minister
Inaugural holder| Christina McKelvie
Minister for Older People and Equalities
Formation| 27 June 2018
Salary| £106,185 per annum (2024)[1]
(including £72,196 MSP salary)
Website| www.gov.scot
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The Minister for Equalities is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[2] The post was created in June 2018 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, who is a full member of cabinet.[3]

The incumbent Minister is Kaukab Stewart since 8 May 2024.

## Overview[edit]

The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of:[3]

* Social equality with respect to gender, sexuality, race, and disability
* The protection and development of social and human rights
* Equality for and the needs of Older people

The current post holds the following responsibilities:

* mainstreaming of equality and human rights
* diversity, inclusion and equalities, including disability, older people, women, gender, LGBTI and race, including Gypsy/Traveller community
* social isolation and loneliness strategy
* faith and belief
* population and migration
* New Scots strategy
* refugees and asylum seekers
* displaced peoples

## List of office holders[edit]

### Minister for Older People and Equalities[edit]

Name  | Portrait  | Entered Office  | Left Office  | Party  | First Minister
| Christina McKelvie |  | 27 June 2018  | 28 March 2023  | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon

### Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees[edit]

Name  | Portrait  | Entered Office  | Left Office  | Party  | First Minister
| Emma Roddick |  | 29 March 2023  | 9 May 2024  | Scottish National Party | Humza Yousaf
Name  | Portrait  | Entered Office  | Left Office  | Party  | First Minister
| Kaukab Stewart |  | 9 May 2024  | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | John Swinney

## See also[edit]

* Scottish Parliament

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 10 May 2024.
2. ^ Scotland Act (1998), Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
3. ^ a b "Minister for Older People and Equalities". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Minister for Older People and Equalities on Scottish Government website

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