The Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.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". The post was created in June 2018, and supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work who is full member of cabinet.
The Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation has specific responsibility for: Trade and inward investment Innovation and increasing productivity Internationalisation and European Structural Funds Financial services Life sciences Low Carbon Economy
List of office holders The current Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation is Ivan McKee.
Minister for Trade, Investment and InnovationNamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePartyFirst Minister Ivan McKee27 June 2018IncumbentScottish National PartyNicola Sturgeon
See also Scottish Parliament
References
External links Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation on Scottish Government website