Minister for Housing

Paul McLennan MSP

Contact

Address

Minister for Housing
Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

Paul McLennan was appointed as Minister for Housing in March 2023.

Responsibilities

Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.

Specific responsibilities are:

  • Affordable Housing Supply Programme
  • Housing to 2040 strategy
  • homelessness and rough sleeping
  • cladding remediation
  • welfare and debt advice
  • regulation of existing housing systems

Biography

Paul McLennan served as a local councillor for the Dunbar and East Linton multi-member ward of East Lothian Council since 2007, and was leader of the Council from 2009 to 2012.

He has been a board member of NHS Lothian, the regional offices of Scottish Enterprise and the Commission on School Reform.

He was elected as MSP for East Lothian in 2021.

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