 | 'As Jack McConnell arrived in the tapestry room at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh last week for the Scottish Politician of the Year awards, a guest looked him up and down and said: 'Well, at least you're not wearing that kilt.' The First Minister smiled a tired sort of smile and muttered something inaudible.' Ruaridh Nicoll in the Observer, 19 th November 2006. |  |
| 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Minister for Environment & Rural Development |  |
Deputy Minister for Environment & Rural Development |
| Ross Finnie, MSP | Rhona Brankin, MSP | ||
| £88,097 | £78,080 | ||
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Minister for Communities |  |
Deputy Minister for Communities |
| Malcolm Chisholm, MSP | Des McNulty, MSP | ||
| £88,097 (Resigned 22 nd December 2006) |
£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 |
| Elish Angiolini | John Beckett QC | ||
| £104,000 | £88,000 | ||
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