Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs

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The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs is a senior minister in the Scottish Government responsible for agriculture, rural communities, and related environmental and land-use policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish Government ministerial post
cabinet-level position
appointedBy First Minister of Scotland
confirmedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
country Scotland
department Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Economy
Directorate for Environment and Forestry
governmentBranch Scottish Government executive
hasJurisdictionOver rural Scotland
jurisdiction Scottish Government
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Scotland
memberOf Scottish Cabinet
nativeLabel Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs
nominatedBy First Minister of Scotland
oversees Common Agricultural Policy implementation in Scotland
rural development programmes in Scotland
support schemes for Scottish crofters
support schemes for Scottish farmers
support schemes for Scottish rural businesses
partOf Scottish Government
policyArea agriculture
environment
fisheries
forestry
land use
rural affairs
rural economy
position Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs
positionHeldBy Mairi Gougeon
reportsTo First Minister of Scotland
responsibleFor agriculture policy in Scotland
animal health policy in Scotland
aquaculture policy in Scotland
crops and livestock policy in Scotland
environmental policy related to rural affairs in Scotland
fisheries policy in Scotland
food and drink industry policy in Scotland
forestry policy in Scotland
land-use policy in Scotland
natural heritage in rural areas of Scotland
rural communities policy in Scotland
rural economy policy in Scotland
seat Edinburgh
style Cabinet Secretary
The Scottish Government Minister
workLocation St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh


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