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Publication - Transparency data

List of ministers' interests

Last updated
13 March 2026 - see all updates
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

The Ministerial Code states: ministers must ensure that no conflict arises, or could reasonably be perceived to arise, between their public duties and their private interests, financial or otherwise.

Interests by minister

First Minister and Deputy First Minister

 

John Swinney MSP, First Minister

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Jenny Gilruth MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government 

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Cabinet Secretaries

 

Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Stephen Flynn MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Gillian Martin MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Màiri McAllan MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic  

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Ivan McKee MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Ministers

 

Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Business and Fair Work

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Siobhian Brown MSP, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Jim Fairlie MSP, Minister for Agriculture, Marine and The Islands

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Stephen Gethins MSP, Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Hannah Mary Goodlad MSP, Minister for Public Finance

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Simita Kumar MSP, Minister for Equalities and International Development

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Ben Macpherson MSP, Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Kirsten Oswald MSP, Minister for Victims and Community Safety

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Alison Thewliss MSP, Minister for Community Care

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Law Officers

 

Lord Advocate

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Solicitor General

Ministerial declarations of interest will be published in due course.

Contact

CentralCorrespondenceUnit@gov.scot

First published
31 August 2023
Last updated
13 March 2026 - show all updates

  1. Interests updated for Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth MSP.

  2. Interests updated for Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy and Sport Maree Todd MSP.

  3. Interests updated for Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, Kate Forbes MSP.

  4. Interests updated for Minister for Higher and Further Education Ben Macpherson MSP.

  5. Interests updated for Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Rt Hon Angus Robertson MSP.

  6. Interests updated for Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy Gillian Martin MSP.

  7. Interests updated for Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC.

  8. Interests updated for Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture.

  9. Interests updated for Cabinet Secretary for Housing Màiri McAllan MSP.

  10. Interests updated for Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans Graeme Dey MSP.

  11. Interests updated for Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health Jenni Minto MSP.

  12. Updated title for Minister for Higher and Further Education Ben Macpherson MSP.

  13. Updated to reflect current appointments.

  14. Updated to reflect awaiting appointment of Parliamentary Business Minister.

  15. Several updates made to reflect the Ministerial Code 2024.

  16. Interests entry updated for Minister for Higher and Further Education, and Minister for Veterans.

  17. Amendments made to entry for Cabinet Secretary for Housing Màiri McAllan MSP and Minister for Drugs & Alcohol Policy and Sport ​​​​​​Maree Todd MSP.

  18. Amendments made to entry for Cabinet Secretary for Housing Màiri McAllan MSP.

  19. Updated relevant interests for Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.

  20. Updated the DFM entry for relevant interests.

  21. Update to reflect new government appointments. Interests updated for Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing.

  22. Update made to interests by minister page.

  23. Updated relevant interests for Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.

  24. Updated to reflect new government appointments on 11 June 2025.

  25. Updated relevant interests for Minister for Business Richard Lochhead MSP.

  26. Updated First Minister’s interests.

  27. Updated information for Minister for Public Finance Ivan McKee MSP.

  28. Updated information for Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic Kate Forbes MSP.

  29. Updated information for Acting Minister for Climate Action Dr Alasdair Allan MSP.

  30. Updated information for Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy.

  31. Updated information for Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise Natalie Don-Innes MSP.

  32. Updated information for Minister for Higher and Further Education, and Minister for Veterans Graeme Dey MSP.

  33. Updated information for Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Rt Hon Angus Robertson MSP.

  34. Updated information for Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop MSP.

  35. Updated information for Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP

  36. Updated information for the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture.

  37. Updated information under interests by minister.

  38. Updated information under interests by minister.

  39. Updated information under interests by minister.

  40. Added information for the Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop MSP.

  41. Update various entries.

  42. Updated entry for the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture

  43. Updated entry for Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.

  44. Updated entry for Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture.

  45. Updated entries for First Minister, Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Minister for Independence, Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health.

  46. Updated entry for Drugs and Alcohol Minister.

  47. Updated entry for the Deputy First Minister.

  48. Updated to reflect new government appointments on 8 February 2024

  49. Updated entry for the First Minister.

  50. Updated entry for the First Minister.

  51. Updated entries for the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Transport.

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