Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism

The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in May 2007 after the appointment of the Scottish National Party minority administration and the minister reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of cabinet. The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism has specific responsibility for business and industry in Scotland, including the economic development agencies of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.cite web |url=http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Scottish-Cabinet |title=Scottish Executive - Scottish Cabinet and Ministers |publisher=Scottish Executive |accessdate=2007-07-25] Other responsibilities include trade and inward investment, corporate social responsibility, the voluntary sector and the social economy. Ministerial responsibilities also include Community business and corporate development, European Structural Funds, energy, including renewable energy, and tourism.

Minister

The current Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism is Jim Mather MSP.cite web |url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/scotland/story/0,,2081920,00.html |title=Salmond sworn in as First Minister |date=2007-05-17 |publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=2007-07-25]

History

From 1999 to 2007 Enterprise and energy were the responsibility of the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong learning. The Second McConnell government from 2003 to 2007 instituted tourism as a portfolio, combined with Culture and Sport, as the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. The Salmond government, elected following the the Scottish Parliament election, 2007 created the junior post of Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism by combining the roles.

References

ee also

*Scottish Parliament
*Question Time
*Scottish Executive

External links

* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Scottish-Cabinet Scottish Ministers - the Scottish Cabinet]
* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Scottish-Cabinet/jimmathermsp Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism - Scottish Executive]