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    • Source: Minister for Transport (Junior Minister)

      • The minister" target="_blank">Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity is a member of the Scottish Government who reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands. As a Junior minister" target="_blank">Minister the post holder is not a member of the Scottish Government Cabinet.


      Overview


      The current minister" target="_blank">minister is Jim Fairlie, who was appointed in February 2024 following Fiona Hyslop's appointment as Cabinet Secretary for Transport. Hyslop previously held the role as the junior minister" target="_blank">Minister for Transport from June 2023 to February 2024.
      Current responsibilities include:

      Energy and energy consents
      Renewable energy industries
      Connectivity including 100% broadband
      Cross government co-ordination on islands


      History


      From the advent of devolution in 1999, the ministerial portfolios of transport and infrastructure were combined with Environment to form the minister" target="_blank">Minister for Transport and the Environment. From 2000 to 2001, in the government of First minister" target="_blank">Minister Henry McLeish, the environment brief was removed and replaced with planning and the officeholder was styled the minister" target="_blank">Minister for Transport and Planning. The government of First minister" target="_blank">Minister Jack McConnell, from November 2001 to May 2003, combined the transport, planning and infrastructure briefs with economic affairs and further education, headed by the minister" target="_blank">Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning.
      The 2nd McConnell government from 2003, created a cabinet position for transport and infrastructure - the officeholder being titled the minister" target="_blank">Minister for Transport. Following a government reshuffle in 2005, the position was renamed minister" target="_blank">Minister for Transport and Telecommunications.
      The government of First minister" target="_blank">Minister Alex Salmond, elected after the May 2007 Scottish general election, reduced the size of the Scottish Cabinet. Overall responsibility for transport, infrastructure, planning and climate change, came under the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, however direct responsibility was vested in the minister" target="_blank">Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, a junior ministerial position within the Scottish Government. In 2010, Climate Change functions were transferred to the junior Environment minister" target="_blank">Minister, with the portfolio becoming minister" target="_blank">Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. After the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the transport function was given to Alex Neil MSP, as Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment.


      List of office holders




      See also


      Scottish Parliament
      Question Time
      Scottish Government


      References




      External links


      minister" target="_blank">Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands on the Scottish Government website

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