Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing
The Minister for Public Health and Sport and Wellbeing is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. The post was first created as Minister for Public Health in May 2007 after the appointment of the Scottish National Party minority administration. It was renamed in February 2009, with further renamings in 2011, 2016 and 2018.
The Minister reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, who has overall responsibility for the portfolio, and is a member of cabinet. The Minister for Public Health has specific responsibility for:
- Health improvement
- Public health and healthy working lives
- Physical activity, sport, sporting events and events legacy
- Problem alcohol use and recovery, and drugs policy
- Care Inspectorate
- Carers
- Child and maternal health
- Health protection
- Person-centred care
- Self-directed support
- Sexual health
The current Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing is Joe FitzPatrick MSP.List of office holders
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History
From 1999 to 2007, public health was the responsibility of the Minister for Health and Community Care and the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 elections, created the junior post of Minister for Public Health who assisted the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing in the Scottish Government.
In 2009, the post became the Minister for Public Health and Sport after assuming the Sport portfolio. From 2011, the post reverted to the title of Minister for Public Health and sport was once again separated off to a new Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport post. Following the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon recreated the old Minister for Public Health and Sport post.
The Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.
