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Minister for Equalities (Scotland)

The Minister for Equalities is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in June 2018 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, who is a full member of cabinet.

The incumbent Minister is Kaukab Stewart since 8 May 2024.

Overview

The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of:

  • Social equality with respect to gender, sexuality, race, and disability
  • The protection and development of social and human rights
  • Equality for and the needs of Older people

The current post holds the following responsibilities:

  • mainstreaming of equality and human rights
  • diversity, inclusion and equalities, including disability, older people, women, gender, LGBTI and race, including Gypsy/Traveller community
  • social isolation and loneliness strategy
  • faith and belief
  • population and migration
  • New Scots strategy
  • refugees and asylum seekers
  • displaced peoples

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