Following
devolution in 1999, the
Government of First Minister Donald Dewar instituted the position as the
Minister for Finance, which was renamed the
Minister for Finance and Local Government in the
Government of Henry McLeish from 2000 to 2001. In the first
Government of Jack McConnell, from 2001 to 2003, the position was renamed as the
Minister for Finance and Public Services, changed to the
Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform after a reshuffle of the
Second McConnell government in 2004. The first
Government of Alex Salmond in 2007 combined the Minister for Finance element, with that of Enterprise and Transport to create the
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth. After the
2011 election the position was named
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth and the transport portfolio was moved under the remit of
another Cabinet position. In November 2014, the
first Sturgeon government renamed the position to
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy, and in 2016 it was again renamed to
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution. It was further renamed to Finance, Economy and Fair Work in June 2018, taking some additional responsibilities from the position of
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work which was abolished, but losing some constitutional responsibilities to the
Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations. The title was shortened to simply
Cabinet Secretary for Finance in February 2020, with the responsibilities of the former Economy Secretary separated again and transferred over to the
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture. The economic responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture were again combined with those of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance on 19 May 2021 in the position of
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy. The title was renamed back to
Cabinet Secretary for Finance upon the formation of the
First Yousaf Government on 29 March 2023, with
Deputy First Minister Shona Robison taking the office. Following
John Swinney's government formation Robison was given additional responsibilities for local government as the
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government. ==Overview==