Publication - FOI/EIR release

Clarification on post-election ministerial resignations: FOI release

Published: 26 October 2026
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202600517742
Date received: 21 May 2026
Date responded: 3 June 2026

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

Further to your letter with reference 202600514471, and now that new Ministers have been appointed following the Scottish general election, I am writing to ask for clarification on

(a) exactly when the following former Ministers left office, and

(b) whether they (i) resigned, or (ii) were removed from office by the First Minister.

Kate Forbes
Shona Robison
Fiona Hyslop
Mairi Gougeon
Angus Robertson
Richard Lochhead
Graeme Dey
Natalie Don-Innes
Kaukab Stewart
Jenni Minto

Response

The First Minister accepted the resignations of the former Ministers referenced in your request on 20 May 2026.

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Contact

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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
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Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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