Secretary of State for Scotland

The Secretary of State for Scotland is the main minister responsible for Scotland in the Government of the United Kingdom. They sit in Cabinet and run the Scotland Office.

List
Secretaries of state for Scotland (1926–)

 Secretary of State Term of office Party Ministry 75px John Gilmour 26 July1926 4 June1929 Unionist Baldwin II 75px William Adamson 7 June1929 24 August1931 Labour MacDonald II 75px Archibald Sinclair 25 August1931 28 September1932 Liberal National I National II  Godfrey Collins 28 September1932 29 October1936 Liberal National National III) 75px Walter Elliot 29 October1936 6 May1938 Unionist National IV) 75px John Colville 6 May1938 10 May1940 Unionist Chamberlain War) 75px Ernest Brown 14 May1940 8 February1941 Liberal National Churchill War 75px Thomas Johnston 8 February1941 23 May1945 Labour  Harry Primrose6th Earl of Rosebery 25 May1945 26 July1945 Liberal National Churchill Caretaker 75px Joseph Westwood 3 August1945 7 October1947 Labour Attlee 75px Arthur Woodburn 7 October1947 28 February1950 Labour 75px Hector McNeil 28 February1950 26 October1951 Labour James Stuart 30 October1951 13 January1957 Unionist Churchill III Eden 75px John Maclay 13 January1957 13 July1962 Unionist  Macmillan 75px Michael Noble 13 July1962 16 October1964 Unionist Douglas-Home 75px Willie Ross 18 October1964 19 June1970 Labour Wilson 75px Gordon Campbell 20 June1970 4 March1974 Conservative Heath 75px Willie Ross 5 March1974 8 April1976 Labour Wilson 75px Bruce Millan 8 April1976 4 May1979 Labour Callaghan 75px George Younger 5 May1979 11 January1986 Conservative Thatcher I  Thatcher II 75px Malcolm Rifkind 11 January1986 28 November1990 Conservative Thatcher III 75px Ian Lang 28 November1990 5 July1995 Conservative Major I  Major II 75px Michael Forsyth 5 July1995 2 May1997 Conservative 75px Donald Dewar 2 May1997 17 May1999 Labour Blair I 75px John Reid 17 May1999 25 January2001 Labour 75px Helen Liddell 25 January2001 13 June2003 Labour Blair II 75px Alistair Darling 13 June2003 5 May2006 Labour Blair III 75px Douglas Alexander 5 May2006 28 June2007 Labour 75px Des Browne 28 June2007 3 October2008 Labour Brown 75px Jim Murphy 3 October2008 11 May2010 Labour 75px Danny Alexander 12 May2010 29 May2010 Liberal Democrat Cameron–Clegg 75px Michael Moore 29 May2010 7 October2013 Liberal Democrat 75px Alistair Carmichael 7 October2013 8 May2015 Liberal Democrat 75px David Mundell 11 May2015 24 July2019 Conservative Cameron II May I May II 99x99px Alister Jack 24 July 2019 5 July 2024 Conservative Johnson I Johnson II Truss Sunak 75px Ian Murray  5 July2024 5 September2025 Labour Starmer 75px Douglas Alexander  5 September2025 Incumbent Labour

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References

Category:Members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Category:Politics of Scotland
Category:1707 establishments
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