Minister for Public Health
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The Minister for Public Health and Sport is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created as Minister for Public Health in May 2007 after the appointment of the Scottish National Party
minority administration and renamed in February 2009 after assuming the Sport portfolio. The minister reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of cabinet. The Minister for Public Health has specific responsibility for public health, health improvement, pharmaceutical services, food safety and dentistry, community care, older people, mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and health promotion.
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, created the junior post of Minister for Public Health who assists the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy in the Scottish Government.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
minority administration and renamed in February 2009 after assuming the Sport portfolio. The minister reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of cabinet. The Minister for Public Health has specific responsibility for public health, health improvement, pharmaceutical services, food safety and dentistry, community care, older people, mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and health promotion.
Minister
The current Minister for Public Health is Michael Matheson MSPMichael Matheson
Michael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency....
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| 1. | Shona Robison Shona Robison Shona Robison is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East. She was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in the 2003 election... |
17 May 2007 | 20 May 2011 | Scottish National Party Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... |
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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 electionsScottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...
, created the junior post of Minister for Public Health who assists the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy in the Scottish Government.