Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills information
Cabinet position in the Scottish Government
Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Foghlam agus Sgilean
Incumbent Jenny Gilruth since 29 March 2023
Education Scotland
Scottish Government
Scottish Cabinet
Style
Cabinet Secretary (within parliament)
Education Secretary (informal)
Scottish Education Secretary (outwith Scotland)
Member of
Scottish Parliament
Scottish Cabinet
Reports to
Scottish Parliament
First Minister
Seat
Edinburgh
Appointer
First Minister (following approval from Scottish Parliament)
Inaugural holder
Sam Galbraith Minister for Education and Children
Formation
19 May 1999
Deputy
Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise
Minister for Higher and Further Education
Salary
£126,452 per annum (2024)[1] (including £72,196 MSP salary)
Website
www.gov.scot
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Foghlam agus Sgilean), commonly referred to as the Education Secretary (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire an Fhoghlaim), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet responsible for all levels of education in Scotland. The incumbent is Jenny Gilruth, who assumed office on 29 March 2023 and was reappointed on 8 May 2024.
The Cabinet Secretary is supported by the Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey, and the Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise, Natalie Don.[2]
^"MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 13 May 2024.
^"Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills - gov.scot". gov.scot. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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