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→Principal Government Officials
The Government of Scotland has a number of departments within the cabinet, headed up by a cabinet secretary, as follows:
The Government of Scotland has a number of departments within the cabinet, headed up by a cabinet secretary, as follows:
First Minister - Alex Salmond
First Minister - Alex Salmond<br />
Deputy Firt Minister and Health Secretary - Nicola Sturgeon
Deputy Firt Minister and Health Secretary - Nicola Sturgeon<br />
Finance Secretary - John Swinney
Finance Secretary - John Swinney<br />
Education Secretary - Fiona Hyslop
Education Secretary - Fiona Hyslop<br />
Justice Secretary - Kenny MacAskill
Justice Secretary - Kenny MacAskill<br />
Environment Secretary - Richard Lochead
Environment Secretary - Richard Lochead
These secretaries are aided in the work by ministers, working within the cabinet departments, and each having their own specific area of devloved responsibility.
These secretaries are aided in the work by ministers, working within the cabinet departments, and each having their own specific area of devloved responsibility.
<ref>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Scottish-Cabinet</ref>
===Relations with England===
===Relations with England===