The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior ministerial post (of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State rank) in the Government of the United Kingdom, supporting the Secretary of State for Scotland. The post is also known as Deputy Secretary of State for Scotland.
| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
|---|---|
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| Scotland Office | |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Inaugural holder | John Pratt |
| Formation | 8 August 1919 |
| Website | Scotland Office |
History
editThe post was first established as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health for Scotland in 1919, before becoming the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland in 1926. Additional Parliamentary Under-Secretary posts were added in 1940 and 1951, and a Minister of State post was established in 1951. In 1969–70, one of the Under-Secretary posts was replaced by an additional Minister of State. From 1974 to 1979, there were two Ministers of State and three Under-Secretaries, reverting to one Minister of State in 1979. In 1997, the second Minister of State post was reinstated, and a fourth Under-Secretary post was briefly added from August 1998.
Following devolution in 1999, the number of ministers was reduced. There are currently two Under-Secretaries to support the Secretary of State, and there is no Minister of State.
List of office holders
editUnder-Secretary for Health for Scotland (1919–1926)
edit| Name | Portrait | Party | Term start | Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pratt
MP for Glasgow Cathcart |
|
Liberal Party | 8 August 1919 | David Lloyd George |
| James Kidd
MP for Linlithgowshire |
Unionist Party | 31 October 1922 | Bonar Law | |
| Walter Elliot | 
|
Unionist Party | 15 January 1923 | Stanley Baldwin |
| James Stewart
MP for Glasgow St Rollox |
Labour Party | 23 January 1924 | Ramsay MacDonald | |
| Walter Elliot |
|
Unionist Party | 11 November 1924 | Stanley Baldwin |
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (1926–)
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Minister of State for Scotland (1951–2008)
edit- 2 November 1951: The Earl of Home
- 7 April 1955: Thomas Galbraith
- 23 October 1958: The Lord Forbes
- 22 October 1959: Jack Nixon Browne
- 20 October 1964: George Willis
- 7 January 1967: Dickson Mabon (to 19 June 1970)
- 13 October 1969: The Lord Hughes (to 19 June 1970)
- 23 June 1970: The Lady Tweedsmuir
- 7 April 1972: The Lord Polwarth
- 8 March 1974: Bruce Millan (to 8 April 1976)
- 8 March 1974: The Lord Hughes (to 8 August 1975)
- 8 August 1975: The Lord Kirkhill (to 15 December 1978)
- 14 April 1976: Gregor Mackenzie (to 4 May 1979)
- 7 May 1979: The Earl of Mansfield
- 13 June 1983: The Lord Gray of Contin
- 10 September 1986: The Lord Glenarthur
- 13 June 1987: Ian Lang (to 28 November 1990)
- 13 June 1987: The Lord Sanderson of Bowden (to 7 September 1990)
- 7 September 1990: Michael Forsyth
- 14 April 1992: The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie
- 6 July 1995: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
- 6 May 1997: Henry McLeish (to 29 June 1999)
- 6 May 1997: Brian Wilson (to 28 July 1998)
- 28 July 1998: Helen Liddell (to 17 May 1999)
- 29 July 1999: Brian Wilson
- 26 January 2001: George Foulkes (to 29 May 2002)
- July 2007: David Cairns (16 September 2008)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Matchett, Conor (30 September 2021). "Unelected millionaire dogged by 'cronyism' accusations given peerage and Scottish ministerial role by UK Government". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Malcolm Offord". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Webster, Laura (13 October 2021). "Tory donor Scotland Office minister given official Lords title". The National. Retrieved 10 September 2022.