From the advent of
devolution in 1999, the ministerial portfolios of transport and infrastructure were combined with Environment to form the
Minister for Transport and the Environment. From 2000 to 2001, in the
government of First Minister Henry McLeish, the environment brief was removed and replaced with planning and the officeholder was styled the
Minister for Transport and Planning. The
government of First Minister Jack McConnell, from November 2001 to May 2003, combined the transport, planning and infrastructure briefs with economic affairs and further education, headed by the
Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning. The
2nd McConnell government from 2003, created a cabinet position for transport and infrastructure - the officeholder being titled the
Minister for Transport. Following a government reshuffle in 2005, the position was renamed
Minister for Transport and Telecommunications. The
government of First Minister Alex Salmond, elected after the May 2007
Scottish general election, reduced the size of the Scottish Cabinet. Overall responsibility for transport, infrastructure, planning and climate change, came under the responsibility of the
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, however direct responsibility was vested in the
Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, a junior ministerial position within the
Scottish Government. In 2010, Climate Change functions were transferred to the junior Environment Minister, with the portfolio becoming
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. After the
2011 Scottish Parliament election, the transport function was given to
Alex Neil MSP, as
Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment. == List of office holders ==