Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy

Scotland

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The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, commonly referred to as the Health Secretary, is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government. The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Health and Community Care, with the advent of devolution and the institution of the Scottish Parliament, taking over some of the roles and functions of the former Scottish Office that existed prior to 1999.

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing is responsible for the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates and NHS Scotland, the Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Public Health and Sport and the Minister for Housing and Communities.

The current Cabinet Secretary is Nicola Sturgeon who was appointed to the role after the Scottish Parliamentary Election of 2007.

List of office holders

Minister for Health and Community Care
		Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
	1.	Susan Deacon	16 May 1999	28 November 2001	Labour Party
	2.	Malcolm Chisholm	28 November 2001	06 October 2004	Labour Party
	3.	Andy Kerr	06 October 2004	16 May 2007	Labour Party
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing
	4.	Nicola Sturgeon	16 May 2007	19 May 2011	Scottish National Party
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy
		Nicola Sturgeon	19 May 2011	incumbent	Scottish National Party

External links

• NHS Scotland website