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.
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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| Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Status | Secretary of state Minister of the Crown |
| Appointer | The King (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | The Earl of Mar |
| Formation | 1926 (current form) 1 May 1707 (original form) |
| Deputy | John Lamont (as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) |
| Website | Scotland Office |
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The current Secretary of State for Scotland is Ian Murray, who was appointed by Prime Minister, Keir Starmer when he came to power on 5 July 2024.[1]
Secretary Of State For Scotland Media
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First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Secretary David Mundell at the 2016 British–Irish Council summit in Glasgow (Scotland)
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Dover House, the London headquarters of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
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John Erskine - Earl of Mar - Project Gutenberg etext 20946
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James 2nd dukeofqueensberry
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John Erskine - Earl of Mar - Project Gutenberg etext 20946
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James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose, Secretary of State for Scotland 1714–16
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John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe
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John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale
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Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon
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Sir G O Trevelyan, 2nd Bt NPG
References
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