Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform

The Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform was a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister did not attend the Scottish Cabinet, but supported the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport who continues to attend the cabinet.

The last previous Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform was Màiri McAllan.

Overview

Responsibilities

The Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform had specific responsibility for:

• land reform & land use
• Royal Botanic Garden
• environmental quality
• natural resources, peatland and flooding
• Scottish Land Commission
• Hydro Nation
• Drinking Water Quality Regulator
• private water
• forestry & woodlands
• Forestry and Land Scotland
• Scottish Forestry
• EU Support and related services
• Forest Research (cross-border services)
• environmental and climate justice
• Crown Estate Scotland
• marine planning
• national parks and natural heritage
• plant health
• GM

Since 2021, the Minister shared responsibility for biodiversity with the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity.

List of office holders

See also

• Scottish Parliament

References

External links

• Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment on Scottish Government website