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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<br />

Alex Salmond - First Minister<br />

Deputy First Minister and Health Secretary - Nicola Sturgeon<br />

Nicola Sturgeon - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health<br />

Finance Secretary - John Swinney<br />

John Swinney - Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth<br />

Education Secretary - Mike Russell<br />

Mike Russell - Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning<br />

Justice Secretary - Kenny MacAskill<br />

Kenny MacAskill - Cabinet Secretary for Justice<br />

Environment Secretary - Richard Lochhead

Richard Lochhead - Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment<br />

Bruce Crawford - Cabinet Secretary for Parliament and Government Strategy <br />

Fiona Hyslop - Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs <br />

Alex Neil - Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment <br />

These secretaries are aided in their work by ministers, working within the cabinet departments, and each having their own specific area of devolved responsibility.

These secretaries are aided in their work by ministers, working within the cabinet departments, and each having their own specific area of devolved responsibility.<ref>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Scottish-Cabinet</ref>

 

<ref>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Scottish-Cabinet</ref>

===Relations with England===

===Relations with England===