 | 'Jack McConnell angered and dismayed many of his Labour colleagues yesterday by naming Rhona Brankin as his new Communities Minister. Ms Brankin, 56, who had been deputy minister at environment and rural affairs, was promoted to full cabinet rank despite a reputation for being ineffectual.' Tom Gordon in the Herald, 10 th January 2007. |  |
| The First Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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First Minister & Custodian of the Great Seal of Scotland | ||
| Rt Hon Jack McConnell, MSP | |||
| £123,161 | |||
| Ministers | Deputy Ministers | ||
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Deputy First Minister, Minister for Enterprise, & Lifelong Learning |  |
Deputy Minister for Enterprise, & Lifelong Learning |
| Nicol Stephen, MSP | Allan Wilson, MSP | ||
| £88,097 | £78,080 | ||
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Minister for Justice |  |
Deputy Minister for Justice |
| Cathy Jamieson, MSP | Johann Lamont, MSP | ||
| £88,097 | £78,080 | ||
 |
Minister for Education & Young People |  |
Deputy Minister for Education & Young People |
| Hugh Henry, MSP | Robert Brown, MSP | ||
| £88,097 | £78,080 | ||
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Minister for Health & Community Care |  |
Deputy Minister for Health & Community Care |
| Andy Kerr, MSP | Dr Lewis MacDonald, MSP | ||
| £88,097 | £78,080 | ||
 |
Minister for Environment & Rural Development |  |
Deputy Minister for Environment & Rural Development |
| Ross Finnie, MSP | Sarah Boyack, MSP | ||
| £88,097 | £78,080 (Since 9 th January 2007) | ||
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Minister for Communities |  |
Deputy Minister for Communities |
| Rhona Brankin, MSP | Des McNulty, MSP | ||
| £88,097 (Appointed 9 th January 2007) |
£78,080 | ||
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Minister for Finance & Public Services |  |
Deputy Minister for Finance & Public Service Reform |
| Tom McCabe, MSP | George Lyon, MSP | ||
| £88,097 | £78,080 | ||
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Minister for Parliamentary Business | Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business | |
| Margaret Curran, MSP | George Lyon, MSP | ||
| £88,097 | £78,080 | ||
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Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport | No Deputy Ministers | |
| Patricia Ferguson, MSP | |||
| £88,097 | |||
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Minister for Transport & Telecommunications | ||
| Tavish Scott, MSP | |||
| £78,080 | |||
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Lord Advocate |  |
Solicitor General |
| Rt Hon Elish Angiolini | John Beckett QC | ||
| £104,000 | £88,000 | ||
Labour ministers are highlighted in red and Liberal Democrats in puce.
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