Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
# Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth

The Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in June 2018: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, who is a full member of cabinet.

## Overview

The Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth has specific responsibility for:

* Managing the public finances
* Scottish budget, budgetary monitoring and reporting
* Fiscal policy and taxation
* Digital economy & digital public services
* Public sector pensions

## List of office holders

The current Minister for Public Finance and Migration is Tom Arthur.

Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy :

| Name | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | First Minister |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Kate Forbes | 27 June 2018 | 17 February 2020 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Minister for Public Finance and Migration |||||||
| | Ben Macpherson | 17 February 2020 | 19 May 2021 | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth |||||||
| | Tom Arthur | 19 May 2021 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon |
