Secretary of State for Scotland
The Scotland minister (English Secretary of State for Scotland, gaelic: Rùnaire Staite na h- Alba, scots: secretar o State for Scotland ) is a Commissioner for Scotland Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, which is appointed by the Prime Minister.
History
The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland was first introduced after the Act of Union in 1707 between Scotland and England. After the Second Jacobite Rising, the Office 1746 was initially abolished, the representation of Scottish interests lay below the responsibility of the Scottish Lord Advocate. The Office of the Secretary for Scotland ( and thus also the Scotland Office ) Lord Salisbury in 1885, introduced by the British Prime Minister. First incumbent was Charles Henry Gordon - Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond. Since 1892, the incumbent is a member of the British Cabinet. Since 1926, the Scotland minister is again referred to as the Secretary of State for Scotland. In 1997, the people of Scotland voted overwhelmingly for a private Scottish Parliament, which should be equipped with limited powers within the United Kingdom. Many tasks of Scotland minister were therefore transferred to the then newly established Office of the First Minister of Scotland in 1999. However, the Scotland minister is also a member of the British Cabinet. Des Browne filled the post mainly symbolic and was also Minister of Defence, while his successor, Jim Murphy held only the office of Scotland minister. Current Scotland Secretary Michael Moore is to succeed Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary of the Treasury, after only seventeen days in office.
Secretaries of State for Scotland 1707-1746
After the Second Jacobite Rising, the Office 1746 was initially abolished, the representation of Scottish interests lay below the responsibility of the Scottish Lord Advocate.
Secretaries and Secretaries of State for Scotland
Secretaries for Scotland (1885-1926)
(Withdrawal)