Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs (title may vary over time)

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Scottish Government ministerial post cabinet-level position

The Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs is a senior Scottish Government minister responsible for constitutional policy, Scotland’s external relations, and associated strategic affairs.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish Government ministerial post → cabinet-level position →
appointedBy	First Minister of Scotland → Monarch of the United Kingdom →
country	Scotland →
governmentBranch	Scottish Government executive →
governsThrough	Directorates of the Scottish Government →
hasTitleVariant	Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture →
includedIn	Scottish Government ministerial hierarchy →
isAccountableTo	Scottish Parliament →
jurisdiction	Scottish Government →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Scotland →
memberOf	Scottish Cabinet →
nativeLanguage	English →
nominatedBy	First Minister of Scotland →
officeHoldersInclude	Angus Robertson → Fiona Hyslop → Michael Russell →
officeScope	devolved government of Scotland →
officeType	Cabinet Secretary →
oversightBy	Scottish Parliament committees →
partOf	Scottish Government →
policyArea	European relations → constitutional affairs → external affairs → international relations of Scotland →
portfolioIncludes	European Union relations as they affect Scotland → constitutional reform → devolution settlement issues → diaspora engagement policy → external affairs strategy → intergovernmental relations within the UK → international promotion of Scotland → oversight of Scottish Government international offices →
positionHeldIn	Scottish Cabinet →
positionLevel	senior ministerial role →
reportsTo	First Minister of Scotland →
responsibleFor	European and international policy coordination → Scotland’s external relations → constitutional policy in Scotland → international engagement strategy of the Scottish Government → relations with other parts of the United Kingdom → strategic constitutional affairs →
seat	St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh →
seatOfGovernment	Edinburgh →
usedByGovernment	Scottish National Party administrations →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs ("Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture") → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs ("Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs") →	hasTitleVariant
Cabinet of the Scottish Government →	hasMemberRole
Scottish Government directorates ("Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture") →	underAuthorityOf