Driving net zero infrastructure investment
Investor Panel sets out recommendations.
Current role holder: Humza Yousaf MSP
As head of the Scottish Government, the First Minister is responsible for the overall development, implementation and presentation of the administration's policies and for promoting and representing Scotland at home and overseas.
Subject to Parliament's agreement, the First Minister appoints other ministers - including a Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretaries - from among Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs).
The First Minister chairs the Scottish Cabinet, the main forum for ministers to consider and make key decisions on the strategic priorities and policies of the government to achieve its objectives.
Investor Panel sets out recommendations.
UK urged to use influence to end violence in Gaza.
Almost 1.6 million people have already been displaced.
First Minister’s speech to Scottish Trades Union Congress’s (STUC) annual St Andrew’s Day anti-racism rally
Speech delivered by First Minister Humza Yousaf to the Scottish Parliament on 21 November 2023.
Speech by First Minister Humza Yousaf at the Gathering in Edinburgh on 8 November 2023.
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