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The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet responsible for the Environment and Rural Affairs department. The Cabinet Secretary responsibilities include agriculture, fisheries, environment as well as land reform and sustainable development. The current Cabinet Secretary is Richard Lochhead who was assisted by the Minister for Environment Mike Russell.

History

The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Rural Affairs it was renamed as the Minister for Rural Development in 2000 and again in 2001 as the Minister for the Environment and Rural Development, the current position of Cabinet Secretary was created following the 2007 election.

List of office holders

Minister for Rural Affairs

Name Entered Office Left Office Party
1. Ross Finnie 19 May, 1999 26 October 2000 Liberal Democrats

Minister for Rural Development

Ross Finnie 26 October 2000 22 November 2001 Liberal Democrats

Minister for the Environment and Rural Development

Ross Finnie 22 November 2001 16 May, 2007 Liberal Democrats

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment

2. Richard Lochhead 16 May, 2007 Incumbent Scottish National Party

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