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Public appointments: news releases
Announcements of public appointments.
Introduction
Find all information and vacancies for regulated Ministerial appointments on the public appointments page.
April 2024
- Public appointment: Chair and Members appointed to the Scottish Legal Aid Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Bòrd na Gàidhlig
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Risk Management Authority
- Public appointment: Commissioner appointed to the Scottish Law Commission
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Board of Scottish Futures Trust
- Public appointment: Interim Chair appointment extended for Scottish Enterprise
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to Scottish Legal Aid Board
March 2024
February 2024
- Public appointment: Chair and Members reappointed to Consumer Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the Board of National Museums Scotland
- Member reappointed to the Board of Skills Development Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Board of Management of West College Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to Historic Environment Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair and Land Commissioners appointed to the Scottish Land Commission
January 2024
- Public appointment: Non-Executive Director appointed to the Board of the Scottish National Investment Bank
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Board of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Member appointed to Lothian NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Public appointment: Whistleblowing Champion Member appointed to NHS Borders Board
- Public appointment: Interim Chair appointment extended on the Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to - Lothian NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Tayside NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Tayside NHS Board
- Public appointment: Board Member of Western Isles Health Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to NHS National Services Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to the Revenue Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the Board of Scottish Water
- Public appointment: Chair Reappointed to Orkney NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the NHS Golden Jubilee Board
- Public appointment: Non-executive Whistleblowing Champion Member appointed to Dumfries and Galloway Health Board
December 2023
- Public appointments: new Chair and Members appointed to the Poverty and Inequality Commission
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Board of VisitScotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Board of South of Scotland Enterprise
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the Board of Independent Living Fund Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed and appointed to the Scottish Funding Council Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to the Scottish Enterprise Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Highland NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Consumer Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Council of the Scottish Social Services Council
November 2023
- Public appointment: Non-executive Member reappointed to Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
- Public appointment: Non-Executive Directors reappointed to the Scottish National Investment Bank Board
- Public appointment: Non-Executive Director appointed to the Board of David MacBrayne Limited
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Scottish Qualifications Authority Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Fife NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Cairngorms National Park Authority Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the NHS 24 Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Western Isles NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointment to Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Scottish Law Commission
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Shetland NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointment to Shetland NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Bòrd na Gàidhlig
October 2023
- Public appointment: Chair and Members appointed to the Board of Independent Living Fund Scotland
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Care Inspectorate Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to Creative Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointments extended to the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to the NHS 24 Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Scottish Water
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Lanarkshire NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
September 2023
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
- Public appointment: Member appointment to the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Board
- Members reappointed to Public Health Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Interim Chair appointment extended on the Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Police Negotiating Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Scottish Funding Council
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Bòrd na Gàidhlig
- Public appointment: Chair and Member appointment extended on the Scottish Land Commission
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to sportscotland
August 2023
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to NHS 24 Board
- Non-executive Whistleblowing Champion Board Members reappointed to NHS Scotland Boards
- Public appointment: Co-Chairs and Member appointed to Scottish Commission on Social Security Board
- Public appointment: New Trustees appointed to the Board of National Museums Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Creative Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Board of Architecture and Design Scotland
July 2023
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Western Isles NHS Board
- Public appointment: New Convener of the School Closure Review Panels Appointed
- Public appointment: Interim Deputy Chair appointed to Boundaries Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to New College Lanarkshire Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Board of Environmental Standards Scotland
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the South of Scotland Enterprise Board
June 2023
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Board of Crown Estate Scotland
- Public appointment: Non-Executive Director appointed to the Board of David MacBrayne Limited
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the Scottish National Investment Bank Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Grampian NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Children's Hearings Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Quality Meat Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Board of Scottish Enterprise
- Public appointment: Member appointment extended on the Scottish Enterprise Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Board of Cairngorms National Park Authority
- Public appointments: Non-executive Members appointed to the Board of the Care Inspectorate
- Public appointments: Non-executive Members reappointed to the Board of Independent Living Fund Scotland
May 2023
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the Crown Estate Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair and Commissioners appointed to Boundaries Scotland
- Public appointment: Interim Chair appointed to the Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Board of NatureScot
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the Highlands and Islands Enterprise Board
April 2023
- Public appointments: Non-executive Members appointed to the Board of NHS Education for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Scottish Legal Aid Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the Highlands and Islands Enterprise Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Quality Meat Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Convener and Member appointed to Risk Management Authority Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Borders NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the NHS National Services Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Trustees appointed to the Board of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Public appointments: Non-executive Members appointed to Dumfries & Galloway NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the NHS Golden Jubilee Board
- Public appointment: Convenor and Members appointed to the Scottish Local Authority Remuneration Committee
March 2023
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Historic Environment Scotland
- Public appointment: Trustee reappointed to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Highland NHS Board
- Member Reappointed to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to Community Justice Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Member appointments extended to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Lothian NHS Board
- Member Appointed to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Member appointments extended on the Scottish Enterprise Board
- Public appointment: Member appointment extended on the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the National Library of Scotland Board
February 2023
- Public appointment: NHS Education for Scotland Non-executive Member Extension
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Scottish Criminal Case Review Commission Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Board of Scottish Housing Regulator
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the National Library of Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the Scottish Qualifications Authority Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the State Hospitals Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Scottish Social Services Council Board
- Public appointment: Non-Executive Directors reappointed to the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited Board
January 2023
- Public appointment: Convener appointment extended on the School Closure Review Panels
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Scottish Futures Trust
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the Scottish Commission on Social Security
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Scottish Futures Trust
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to Lothian NHS Board
- Public appointment: Non-executive Whistleblowing Champion Member appointed to The State Hospitals Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair and Non-Executive Director appointed to the Caledonian Maritime Assets Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Children’s Hearings Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the Crown Estate Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the Fife College Board
December 2022
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Scottish Police Authority Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
- Public appointment: Commissioner reappointed to the Crofting Commission
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to the Crown Estate Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Non-executive Whistleblowing Champion Member appointed to Shetland NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Shetland NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to Highland NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to the NHS Education for Scotland Board
November 2022
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Boundaries Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Fife NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointment extended on Fife NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Food Standards Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Non-Executive Directors reappointed to the Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Skills Development Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Cairngorms National Park Authority Board
October 2022
- Public appointment: Chair and Members reappointed to the Quality Meat Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Member and interim Deputy Chair appointment extended on the Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Scottish Fiscal Commission
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Board of National Galleries of Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Architecture and Design Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to North East Scotland College Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the South of Scotland Enterprise Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to Western Isles NHS Board
- Public appointment: Convener and Members reappointed to Scottish Social Services Council
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Ayrshire College Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority Board.
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board.
- Public appointment: Non-Executive Director reappointed to the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited Board.
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Scottish Charity Regulator
September 2022
- Chair and Member Reappointed to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the NatureScot Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the VisitScotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Grampian NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Tayside NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Commissioners appointed to the Crofting Commission
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Risk Management Authority Board
August 2022
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the NHS Golden Jubilee Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointments extended on Skills Development Scotland
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Orkney NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to the NHS National Services Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Fife NHS Board
- Public appointment: member appointed to Tayside NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Care Inspectorate Board
- Public appointment: members appointed to the Board of National Museums Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Board
- Public appointment: legal member appointed to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Board
- Public appointment: member appointed to Fife NHS Board
July 2022
- Public appointment: Extensions of Commissioners’ appointments to the Poverty and Inequality Commission
- Public appointment: member appointments extended on the Board of National Museums Scotland (NMS)
- Public appointment: member reappointed on the Board of National Museums Scotland (NMS)
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Revenue Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Edinburgh College Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Board of Dundee and Angus College
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to the Scottish Commission on Social Security
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to Creative Scotland
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Orkney NHS Board
- Public appointment: Members appointed to the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Member reappointed to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Board
- Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Board of Accounts Commission Scotland
June 2022
- Public appointment: Commissioner appointment extended on the Crofting Commission
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board
- Public appointment: Member appointed to Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
- Public Appointment: Members appointed to the Public Health Scotland Board
- Public Appointments: members reappointed to the Board of Architecture and Design Scotland
- Public appointment: members appointed to the Highlands and Islands Enterprise board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Shetland NHS Board
- Public appointment: member reappointed to the Independent Living Fund Scotland
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the Care Inspectorate Board
- Public appointment: members appointed to the board of Architecture and Design Scotland
May 2022
- Public appointment: Chair and member appointments extended on Boundaries Scotland
- Public appointment: chair and commissioner appointed to the Scottish Fiscal Commission
- Public appointment: members appointed to the Crown Estate Scotland Board
- Public appointment: members appointed to Revenue Scotland
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Scottish Qualifications Authority Board
- Public appointment: member appointed to the Care Inspectorate Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Tayside NHS Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Grampian NHS Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Forth Valley NHS Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Lanarkshire NHS board
April 2022
- Public appointment: member reappointed to the Board of NatureScot
- Public appointment: member appointment extended on Forth Valley NHS Board
- Public appointment: members appointed to sportscotland
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Children’s Hearings Scotland
- Public appointment: members appointed to the Scottish Charity Regulator
March 2022
- Public appointment: Member and Deputy Chair reappointed to the Scottish Charity Regulator
- Public appointment: members reappointed and extended to the Board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- Public appointment: member reappointed to the State Hospitals Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: members appointed to the National Library of Scotland
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the VisitScotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to NHS Golden Jubilee Board
- Public appointment: chair reappointed to Creative Scotland
- Public appointment: Non-Executive Members reappointed to the Board of Scottish Water
February 2022
- Public appointment: members appointed to Lothian NHS Board
- Public appointment: non-executive director appointed to the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited Board
- Public appointment: Deputy Chair reappointed to Boundaries Scotland
- Public appointment: members appointed to the South of Scotland Enterprise Board
- Public appointment: chair and members reappointed to Scottish Legal Aid Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to NHS Golden Jubilee Board
- Public appointment: new members appointed to the Board of the National Galleries of Scotland
- Public appointment: chair reappointed to Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board
- Public appointment: chair reappointed to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
- Public appointment: Interim Chair for the Board of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the Crown Estate Scotland Board
January 2022
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Bòrd na Gàidhlig
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Scottish Police Authority
- Public appointment: chair appointed to Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Borders College
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Dumfries and Galloway College
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Public appointment: member appointed to Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
- Public appointment: member reappointed to NHS 24 Board
- Public appointment: Chair reappointed to NHS Education for Scotland Board
- Public appointment: chair reappointed to the board of NatureScot
- Public appointment: members appointed to Lanarkshire NHS Board
- Public appointment: chair appointed to Food Standards Board Scotland
- Public appointment: members appointed to Western Isles NHS Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
- Public appointment: chair appointed to Historic Environment Scotland
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Skills Development Scotland
- Public appointment: Chair, Tenant Farming Commissioner and Land Commissioners reappointed to the Scottish Land Commission
- Public appointment: Lay Chairing Member appointed to Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: lay member appointed to Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
- Public appointment: member appointment extended on the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: member appointed to Shetland NHS Board
December 2021
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to Lanarkshire NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair and members appointed to the Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Public Health Scotland Board
- Public appointment: Chair appointment extended to the Board of David MacBrayne Limited
- Public appointment: chair appointed to Community Justice Scotland
- Public appointment: lay member appointed to Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Public appointment: chair reappointed to the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
November 2021
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Independent Living Fund Scotland
- Public appointment: member appointment extended on Dumfries & Galloway NHS Board
- Public appointment: Chair and Non-Executive Directors of the Board of David MacBrayne Limited
- Public appointment: member appointed to Highland NHS board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Orkney NHS Board
- Public appointment: appointment of members of the Board of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Public appointment: reappointment of members of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
October 2021
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the Scottish Commission on Social Security
- Public appointment: members appointed to Scottish Housing Regulator Board
- Public appointment: members appointed to Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board
- Public appointment: appointment of non-executive members of the Board of Scottish Water
- Public appointment: member appointed to the NHS Education for Scotland Board
- Public appointment: member reappointed to Borders NHS Board
- Public appointment: member reappointed to Fife NHS Board
- Public appointment: reappointment of Chair of the Board of VisitScotland
- Public appointment: members appointed to the Board of the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
- Public appointment: members appointed to Forth Valley NHS Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the NHS Education for Scotland Board
- Public appointment: reappointment of members of the Board of Scottish Enterprise
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Highlands and Islands Enterprise board
- Public appointment: Chair appointed to the National Library of Scotland Board
September 2021
- Public appointment: member appointment extended on Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Public appointment: appointment of an Interim Chair of the Scottish Charity Regulator extended
- Public appointment: members appointed to Lanarkshire NHS Board
- Public appointment: members appointed to Fife NHS Board
- Public appointment: board of Quality Meat Scotland
- Public appointment: member reappointed to Tayside NHS Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to the Care Inspectorate Board
- Public appointments: chair and members reappointed to the board of Skills Development Scotland
- Public appointments: members reappointed to the Scottish Funding Council
August 2021
- Public appointments: members reappointed to board of VisitScotland
- Public appointments: member reappointed to board of Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
- Public appointments: lay member reappointed to Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Public appointments: member reappointed to NHS 24 Board
- Public appointments: members reappointed to Lothian NHS Board
- Public appointments: chair appointed to Public Health Scotland board
- Public appointment: members reappointed to Scottish Social Services Council
- Public appointments: chair appointment extended on the Care Inspectorate
July 2021
- Public appointment: Chair appointment extended to the Board of David MacBrayne Limited
- Public appointment: member appointed to Healthcare Improvement Scotland Board
- Public appointment: member reappointed to the Scottish Fiscal Commission
- Public appointment: members appointed to NHS 24 Board - July 2021
Prior to 26 July 2021
All public appointment announcements prior to 26 July 2021 can be found via the publication below.
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