Not to be confused with Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland).
Secretary of State for Scotland
Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba Scots: Secretar o State fir Scotland
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government in Scotland
Incumbent Alister Jack since 24 July 2019
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
Style
Scottish Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth)
Type
Minister of the Crown
Status
Secretary of State
Member of
Cabinet
Privy Council
Reports to
The Prime Minister
Seat
Westminster
Nominator
The Prime Minister
Appointer
The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term length
At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation
1 May 1707 (as Secretary of State for Scotland)
17 August 1885 (as Secretary for Scotland)
26 July 1926 : (as Secretary of State for Scotland)
Deputy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Salary
£159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2]
Website
Scotland Office
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The secretary of state for Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba; Scots: Secretar o State fir Scotland), also referred to as the Scottish secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Scotland Office. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Much of the Secretary of State for Scotland's responsibility transferred to the office of the First Minister of Scotland upon the re–establishment of both the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament in 1999 following the Scotland Act 1998. [3]
The office holder works alongside the other Scotland Office ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for Scotland. The incumbent is Alister Jack, following his appointment by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2019 and who was reappointed by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.
^"Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
^"Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^"HC 842 The role and powers of the Prime Minister". Parliament.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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