The Scottish Government

'Election campaigns, said Jack, form "the most creative time in democratic politics". Nobody laughed. This is, he said, "an exciting time to be a member of Scotland's parliament". Miraculously, no sharp objects were hurled. Ian Bell in the Herald, 6 th September 2006.

The Government of Scotland

The Great Seal of Scotland

The Scottish Executive, 1 st October 2004 - 27 th June 2005

The First Minister
	First Minister & Custodian of the Great Seal of Scotland
	Rt Hon Jack McConnell, MSP
	£123,161
Ministers		Deputy Ministers
	Deputy First Minister, Minister for Enterprise, & Lifelong Learning		Deputy Minister for Enterprise, & Lifelong Learning
	Rt Hon James Wallace, QC MSP		Allan Wilson, MSP
	£88,097		£78,080
	Minister for Justice		Deputy Minister for Justice
	Cathy Jamieson, MSP		Hugh Henry, MSP
	£88,097		£78,080
	Minister for Education & Young People		Deputy Minister for Education & Young People
	Peter Peacock, MSP		Euan Robson MSP
	£88,097		£78,080
	Minister for Health & Community Care		Deputy Minister for Health & Community Care
	Andy Kerr, MSP		Rhona Brankin, MSP
	£88,097		£78,080
	Minister for Environment & Rural Development		Deputy Minister for Environment & Rural Development
	Ross Finnie, MSP		Dr Lewis Macdonald, MSP
	£88,097		£78,080
	Minister for Communities		Deputy Minister for Communities
	Malcolm Chisholm MSP		Johann Lamont MSP
	£88,097		£78,080
	Minister for Finance & Public Services		Deputy Minister for Finance & Public Service Reform
	Tom McCabe, MSP		Tavish Scott, MSP
	£88,097		£78,080
	Minister for Parliamentary Business		Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business
	Margaret Curran, MSP		Tavish Scott, MSP
	£88,097		£78,080
	Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport	No Deputy Ministers
	Patricia Ferguson, MSP
	£88,097 1
	Minister for Transport
	Nicol Stephen, MSP
	£78,080
	Lord Advocate		Solicitor General
	Colin Boyd QC		Elish Angiolini
	£104,000		£88,000

Labour ministers are highlighted in red and Liboral Democrats in puce.