List of Ministers for Scotland

The Scotland-Minister (Engl. Secretary of State for Scotland , Gaelic : Rùnaire Staite na h-Alba , scots : secretar o State for Scotland ) is a for Scotland responsible member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom , which is appointed by the Prime Minister.

history

The office of Secretary of State for Scotland was first introduced between Scotland and England under the Act of Union 1707 . After the Second Jacobite Revolt , the office was abolished in 1746, and the representation of Scottish interests was subsequently the responsibility of the Scottish Lord Advocate . The office of Secretary for Scotland (and the associated Scotland Office ) was introduced in 1885 by the British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury .

The first incumbent was Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond . The incumbent has been a member of the British Cabinet since 1892 . Since 1926 the Scotland Minister has again been designated Secretary of State for Scotland .

In 1997, the Scottish population voted overwhelmingly for its own Scottish Parliament , with limited powers within the UK. In 1999, therefore, many of the duties of the Scotland Minister were transferred to the then newly established office of First Minister of Scotland . The Scotland Minister is still a member of the British Cabinet . Des Browne filled the post mainly symbolically and was Secretary of Defense at the same time , while Jim Murphy was his successor only as Minister of Scotland. The current Minister for Scotland is Alister Jack, succeeding David Mundell .

Secretaries of State for Scotland 1707-1746

Surname		Term of office
John Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar		(since 1705) May 1, 1707	February 3, 1709
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry		February 3, 1709	July 6, 1711 (deceased)
John Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar		September 30, 1713	September 24, 1714
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose		September 24, 1714	August 1715 (resignation)
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe		December 13, 1716	August 1725 (resignation)
vacant
John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale		February 16, 1742	January 3, 1746 (resignation)

After the Second Jacobite Revolt, the office was abolished in 1746, and the representation of Scottish interests was subsequently the responsibility of the Scottish Lord Advocate.

Secretaries and Secretaries of State for Scotland

Secretaries for Scotland (1885-1926)
Surname		Term of office		Political party	prime minister
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond		17th August 1885	January 28, 1886	Conservative	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
George Trevelyan		February 8, 1886	March 1886 (resignation)	Liberal party	William Ewart Gladstone
John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie		April 5, 1886	July 20, 1886	Liberal
Arthur Balfour		August 5, 1886	March 11, 1887	Conservative	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian		March 11, 1887	August 11, 1892	unionist
Sir George Trevelyan, Bt		August 18, 1892	June 21, 1895	Liberal party	William Ewart Gladstone
					Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh		June 29, 1895	October 9, 1903 (resignation)	unionist	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Unionist Coalition)
					Arthur Balfour (Unionist Coalition)
Andrew Murray		October 9, 1903	February 2, 1905	Conservative
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow		February 2, 1905	4th December 1905	Conservative
John Sinclair (Baron Pentland since 1909)		December 10, 1905	February 13, 1912	Liberal party	Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
					HH Asquith
Thomas McKinnon Wood		February 13, 1912	July 9, 1916	Liberal
					HH Asquith (coalition)
Harold Tennant		July 9, 1916	December 5, 1916	Liberal
Robert Munro		December 10, 1916	October 19, 1922	Liberal	David Lloyd George (coalition)
Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar		October 24, 1922	January 22, 1924	none	Andrew Bonar Law
					Stanley Baldwin
William Adamson		January 22, 1924	November 3, 1924	Labor	Ramsay MacDonald
Sir John Gilmour, Bt		November 6, 1924	July 26, 1926	unionist	Stanley Baldwin
Secretaries of State for Scotland (1926 – present)
Surname		Term of office		Political party	prime minister
Sir John Gilmour, Bt		July 15, 1926	June 4, 1929	unionist	Stanley Baldwin
William Adamson		June 7, 1929	August 24, 1931	Labor	Ramsay MacDonald
Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt		August 25, 1931	September 28, 1932 (resignation)	Liberal party	Ramsay MacDonald (1st & 2nd National Min.)
Sir Godfrey Collins		September 28, 1932	October 29, 1936	National Liberal Party
					Stanley Baldwin (3rd National Min.)
Walter Elliot		October 29, 1936	May 16, 1938	unionist
					Neville Chamberlain (4th National Min .; War Cabinet)
John Colville		May 6, 1938	May 10, 1940	unionist
Ernest Brown		May 14, 1940	February 8, 1941	National Liberal Party	Winston Churchill (War Coalition)
Thomas Johnston		February 8, 1941	May 23, 1945	Labor
Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery		May 25, 1945	July 26, 1945	National Liberal Party	Winston Churchill (Caretaker Min.)
Joseph Westwood		August 3, 1945	October 7, 1947	Labor	Clement Attlee
Arthur Woodburn		October 7, 1947	February 28, 1950	Labor
Hector McNeil		February 28, 1950	October 26, 1951	Labor
James Stuart		October 30, 1951	January 13, 1957	unionist	Sir Winston Churchill
					Sir Anthony Eden
John Maclay		January 13, 1957	July 13, 1962	unionist	Harold Macmillan
Michael Noble		July 13, 1962	October 16, 1964	unionist
					Sir Alec Douglas Home
William Ross		October 18, 1964	June 19, 1970	Labor	Harold Wilson
Gordon Campbell		June 20, 1970	March 4th 1974	Conservative and Unionist Party	Edward Heath
William Ross		March 5th 1974	April 8, 1976	Labor	Harold Wilson
Bruce Millan		April 8, 1976	4th May 1979	Labor	James Callaghan
George Younger		May 5th 1979	January 11, 1986	Conservative and Unionist Party	Margaret Thatcher
Malcolm Rifkind		January 11, 1986	November 28, 1990	Conservative and Unionist
Ian Lang		November 28, 1990	5th July 1995	Conservative and Unionist	John Major
Michael Forsyth		5th July 1995	May 2, 1997	Conservative and Unionist
Donald Dewar		May 3, 1997	May 17, 1999 (became First Minister )	Labor	Tony Blair
John Reid		May 17, 1999	January 25, 2001	Labor
Helen Liddell		January 25, 2001	June 13, 2003	Labor
Alistair Darling (also Secretary of State for Transport)		June 13, 2003	May 5, 2006	Labor
Douglas Alexander (also Secretary of State for Transport)		May 5, 2006	June 27, 2007	Labor
Des Browne (also Secretary of State for Defense)		June 28, 2007	October 3, 2008	Labor	Gordon Brown
Jim Murphy		October 3, 2008	May 11, 2010	Labor
Danny Alexander		May 11, 2010	May 29, 2010	Liberal Democrats	David Cameron ( coalition )
Michael Moore		May 29, 2010	October 7, 2013	Liberal Democrats
Alistair Carmichael		October 7, 2013	May 11, 2015	Liberal Democrats
David Mundell		May 11, 2015	July 24, 2019	Conservative and Unionist	David Cameron ( Cameron II )
					since July 13, 2016: Theresa May (Cabinet May I / II )
Alister Jack		July 24, 2019	officiating	Conservative and Unionist	Boris Johnson (Cabinet Boris Johnson I / II )

Web links

• http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/