Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Scotland Was granted a degree of self-rule in 1999 from United
Kingdom until then it was ruled from the Scottish Office in London. The
continued role of the Secretary of
State and the Scotland Office is to represent Scottish interests in matters that
are reserved to the United Kingdom Parliament and promote the devolution
settlement for Scotland. The Secretary also represent Scottish interests within
the UK Government
Also see Scotland Parliament and United Kingdom Devolved Governments
1950-51
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Margaret McCrovie Herbison
1970 Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,
the Kerk (Representative of the Queen)
Chairperson of Labour 1957, 1963-67 Minister of Pensions and National Insurance
and 1963-67 Minister of State of Social Security. She
lived (1908-97).
1962-64 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
of the Scottish Office
1970-72 Minister of State of the Scottish Office Baroness Tweedsmuir of
Belhelvie
Minister of State Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1972-74, 1. Deputy Speaker of
the House of Lords 1974-78(†), Deputy Chairperson of the European Parliament
1974-77. She lived (1911-78).
1964-66 Under-Secretary of the Scottish Office
Judith Hart
Afterwards Minister of State of Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Minister of
Social Affairs, Paymaster General and 1969-70 Minister of Overseas Development
until 1979. Chairperson of Labour 1981-82. She lived (1924-91).
1998-99 Deputy Scottish
Secretary and Minister of Education and Industry in Scotland
Helen Liddell
2001-03 Secretary of State of Scotland
Scottish Labour Party Secretary
General 1977-88 and 1997-98 Economic Secretary to the Treasury, 1998-99 Minister
of State of The Scottish Office as Deputy Secretary of State and Minister in
charge of Education and Industry,
1999 Transport Minister (Attending
the Cabinet meetings) and 1999-2001 Minister for Energy and Competitiveness
in Europe (b. 1950-)1999-2005 Advocate General for Scotland in the
Scottish Office Dr. Lynda Clark, MP
Dr. Clark was the first female Law Officer ever. Her office was a new creation
after the introduction of Home Rule in Scotland.
1999-2000
Minister
for Social
Inclusion, Local Government, Housing
and Equality
Wendy
Alexander
2000-02 Minister for Enterprises
2001-02 Minister for Transport and Lifelong Learning
She decided not to run for the post of Leader of Scottish Labour and First
Minister in 2001 but became Labour Leader and Leader of the Opposition 2007-08.
(b. 1963-)
1999-2001
Minister for Transport Sarah Boyach
1999-2000 Minister for Environment
(b. 1962-)
1999-2001
Minister for Health and Community Care Susan Deacon
(b.
1961-)
1999-2000
Deputy Minister for Social Inclusion, Local Government and Housing
Jackie Baillie
2000-01 Minister for Social Justice and Communities
(b. 1965-)
1999-2000
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport Rhona
Brankin
2000-01 Deputy Minister for
Environment and Rural Development
2004-05
Deputy Minister for Health and
Community Care
2005-07 Deputy Minister for
Environment and Rural Development
2000-02
Deputy Minister for Social Justice Margaret Curran
2002-03 Minister for Social Justice
2003-04 Minister for communities
2004-07 Minister for Parliamentary Buisiness
Lost her bid to become MP at a by-election in July 2008, until then she had
considered running for Leader of Scottish Labour.
2001-03
Minister for Education and Children Cathy Jamieson
2003-07 Minister for Justice
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
2001-04
Minister for Parliamentary Business Patricia Ferguson
2004- Minister for
Tourism, Culture and Sport
Deputy Presiding Officer of the Parliament 1999-2001.
2001-02
Deputy Minister for Tourism Elaine Murray
2002-03 Deputy Minister with specific responsibility for Arts and Culture
2001-03
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care Mary Mulligan
2003-
2001-06
Solicitor General Elish Angiolini
2006- Lord Advocate
She is member of the cabinet.
2002-03 Parliamentary Secretary in The Scottish
Office Anne
McGuire
2003-06 Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Scotland (Reporting to the Secretary
of State of Scotland)
Assistant Government Whip 1998-2001, Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury
2001-02. Minister of State of the Home Office in 2006 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Work and Pensions
from 2006.
She was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland
1997-98. The independent Department of Scotland was abolished and the
Secretary of State of Transport was given additional charge of Scotland in 2003,
and she
became attached to the newly established Department of Constitutional Affairs.
(b. 1949-).
2004-07 Deputy Minister for Communities Johann
Lamont
She has been member of the Scottish Parliament for labour from 2003. (b. 1957-).
2007- Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon
Vice-Convener of the Scottish National Party, 1999-2004, Deputy Leader
of SNP from 2007 and Leader of the Party in the
Scottish Parliament 2004-07 as the Party Leader was a MP in
London and not a member of the local parliament.
2007- Cabinet Secretary of Education and Lifelong Learning Fiona Hyslop
2007- Minister of Europe, External Affairs, Culture and the Arts, Architecture, Built Heritage, Historic Scotland, Lottery Funding and Gaelic Linda Fabiani
2007- Minister for Schools and Skills Maureen Watt
2007- Minister for Public Health Shona Robison
Last update 25.07.08