What is Secretary of State for Scotland?
{{Infobox official post | post = Secretary | body = State<br>for Scotland | nativename = | insignia = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Government in Scotland).svg | insigniacaption = [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]] of [[Government of the United Kingdom|His Majesty's Government]] in Scotland | department = [[Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland]] | image = Ian Murray Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg | alt = | incumbent = [[Ian Murray (British politician)|Ian Murray]] | incumbentsince = 5 July 2024 | style = [[The Right Honourable]] | status = [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of state]]<br/>[[Minister of the Crown]] | residence = | nominator = | nominatorpost = |appointer = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|The King]]<br />{{small|(on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]])}} | appointerpost = |termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]] | inaugural = [[John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675–1732)|The Earl of Mar]] | formation = 1926 (current form)<br />1 May 1707 (original form) | last = | abolished = | succession = | deputy = [[John Lamont]]<br>(as [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]]) | salary = | website = [http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk Scotland Office] }} The '''Secretary of State for Scotland''' is the main minister responsible for [[Scotland]] in the [[Government of the United Kingdom]]. They sit in [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] and run the Scotland Office. The current Secretary of State for Scotland is [[Ian Murray (British politician)|Ian Murray]], who was appointed by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], [[Keir Starmer]] when he came to power on 5 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ian Murray appointed as Scotland Secretary by Keir Starmer|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24434722.ian-murray-appointed-scotland-secretary-keir-starmer/|access-date=5 July 2024|website=The National.scot}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Members of the Cabinet