15-570: Health secretary can refer to: Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care , Scotland Health Secretary of Pakistan Secretary of State for Health and Social Care , United Kingdom United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Health Secretary, an executive position in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India See also [ edit ] Minister of health Ministry of Health (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
30-602: A Scotland-wide constituency replaced eight first-past-the-post constituencies used in the elections between 1979 and 1994. This returned eight MEPs under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation system. Since then the number of MEPs returned by Scotland has been reduced twice, to seven in 2004, and then to six in 2009. Following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020, Scotland no longer elects representatives to
45-933: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Elections in Scotland#UK Parliament Charles III William , Duke of Rothesay Swinney government The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP Kate Forbes MSP Sixth session Alison Johnstone MSP Angela Constance MSP Dorothy Bain KC The Rt Hon Lord Carloway KC PC United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections Local elections Referendums Starmer ministry The Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP Scotland has elections to several bodies:
60-485: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care , ( Scottish Gaelic : Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Slàinte is Cùram Sòisealta ) commonly referred to as the Health Secretary ( Scottish Gaelic : Rùnaire na Slàinte ), is a cabinet position in
75-689: The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . As one consequence of the Gould Report , which was a response to the fiasco of the 2007 elections, the next council elections were scheduled for 2012 (one year after the Parliamentary elections in 2011). The elections were held again using the STV system of proportional representation, and as with the 2012 Scottish local elections , they were delayed for one year to ensure they were not held on
90-962: The Scottish Government . The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for the Health and Social Care Directorates and NHS Scotland . The current Cabinet Secretary is Neil Gray who has served since 8 February 2024. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by: Charles III William , Duke of Rothesay Swinney government The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP Kate Forbes MSP Sixth session Alison Johnstone MSP Angela Constance MSP Dorothy Bain KC The Rt Hon Lord Carloway KC PC United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections Local elections Referendums Starmer ministry The Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP The position
105-902: The Scottish Parliament , the United Kingdom Parliament , local councils and community councils . Before the United Kingdom left the European Union , Scotland elected members to the European Parliament . Scottish Parliamentary elections use the Additional Member System (AMS). Under this system, voters are given two votes : one for their constituency, which elects a single MSP by first-past-the-post ; and one for their region, which elects seven MSPs by closed list . Five Scottish Parliamentary elections have been held since
120-693: The delivery of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow were later transferred to other members of the cabinet. After the 2016 election , the name of the post was changed to simply Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport . In the 2021 cabinet reshuffle, the post was retitled to Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care . First Minister Humza Yousaf retitled the role as Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care , appointing Michael Matheson in March 2023 then Neil Gray in February 2024. Upon
135-577: The formation of the Swinney government , the post was reverted to its previous Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care title. The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care include: The following public bodies and directorates report to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Directorates This article related to government in Scotland
150-726: The reconvention of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. Elections are held every five years, on the first Thursday in May. At the 2015 election the SNP won a majority of Scottish seats for the first time. Philip Lardner, the Conservative candidate for North Ayrshire and Arran was disowned by the Conservative Party for comments he posted on his website, calling homosexuality 'abnormal'. It
165-423: The same day as the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections (which was delayed for a year, owing to the 2015 general election ). For full analysis see 2017 Scottish local elections . The election was contested for the second time under the STV system of proportional representation. It was the first time in 13 years that the elections had not been held on the same day as the Scottish Parliament elections. In 1999 ,
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#1732782808944180-429: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Health Secretary . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Health_Secretary&oldid=1247112611 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
195-400: Was Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy with the portfolio being expanded to include Cities Strategy which was part of the SNP manifesto to have a dedicated "Minister for Cities"; at the same time the responsibility for housing was removed and transferred to the new Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment . Responsibilities for the cities strategy and
210-605: Was created in 1999 as the Minister for Health and Community Care , with the advent of devolution and the institution of the Scottish Parliament , taking over some of the roles and functions of the former Scottish Office that existed prior to 1999. After the 2007 election the Ministerial position was renamed to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing . After the 2011 election the full Ministerial title
225-554: Was too late for him to be replaced and he still read as the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party candidate on the ballot paper. Since 1995, local elections in Scotland have been generally held every four years for all the 32 unitary authorities created under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 . Between 1975 and 1992, elections were held every two years for either district or regional council, which sat for four-year terms. Those arrangements were set up by
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