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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Political post The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Шаблон:Lang-gd), commonly referred to as the Education Secretary (Шаблон:Lang-gd), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet responsible for all levels of education in Scotland. The Cabinet Secretary is supported by the Minister for Higher and Further Education and the Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise which are both junior ministerial posts.[1]

The current Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills is Jenny Gilruth, who assumed office on 29 March 2023.

History

The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Children and Education; it was renamed as the Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs in 2000 and given more responsibilities; those were taken away from the post in 2001 and it was renamed again as the Minister for Education and Young People. The current position of Cabinet Secretary was created following the 2007 election.

Overview

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills include:

  • school standards, quality and improvement
  • school infrastructure & staffing
  • educational attainment, qualifications and closing the attainment gap
  • National Improvement Framework
  • teaching profession
  • behaviour and measures to combat bullying
  • modern languages and the Gaelic and Scots languages
  • Named Person
  • Skills Development Scotland
  • non-advanced vocational skills
  • historical abuse enquiry

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills:

List of office holders

Minister for Children and Education

Name Portrait Entered Office Left Office Party First Minister
Шаблон:Party color cell Sam Galbraith 19 May 1999 28 November 2001 Labour Party Donald Dewar

Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs

Шаблон:Party color cell Jack McConnell Файл:JackMcConnellPortrait.jpg 28 November 2001 22 November 2002 Labour Party Henry McLeish

Minister for Education and Young People

Шаблон:Party color cell Cathy Jamieson Файл:Cathy Jamieson.jpg 22 November 2002 20 May 2003 Labour Party Jack McConnell
Шаблон:Party color cell Peter Peacock Файл:Peter Peacock.jpg 20 May 2003 14 November 2006
Шаблон:Party color cell Hugh Henry Файл:Hugh Henry.jpg 14 November 2006 17 May 2007

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning

Шаблон:Party color cell Fiona Hyslop Файл:Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs (2).jpg 17 May 2007 1 December 2009 Scottish National Party Alex Salmond
Шаблон:Party color cell Michael Russell Файл:Michael Russell (Scottish politician).jpg 1 December 2009 21 November 2014
Шаблон:Party color cell Angela Constance Файл:AngelaConstanceMSP20110510.JPG 21 November 2014 18 May 2016 Nicola Sturgeon

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills

Шаблон:Party color cell John Swinney Файл:John Swinney (26487695363).jpg 18 May 2016 20 May 2021 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon
Шаблон:Party color cell Shirley-Anne Somerville Файл:Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Shirley-Anne Somerville, 2021.jpg 20 May 2021 29 March 2023
Шаблон:Party color cell Jenny Gilruth Файл:Official portrait of education secretary Jenny Gilruth (cropped 1).jpg 29 March 2023 Incumbent Humza Yousaf

References

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Шаблон:Scottish Cabinet


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