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| Scottish cabinet reshuffle: John Swinney becomes education secretary | |
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| John Swinney has become Scotland's new education secretary as part of Nicola Sturgeon's cabinet reshuffle. | |
| Mr Swinney had previously been Scotland's finance secretary, as well as the country's deputy first minister. | Mr Swinney had previously been Scotland's finance secretary, as well as the country's deputy first minister. |
| Former Transport Secretary Derek Mackay was promoted to finance secretary, with Keith Brown becoming economy secretary. | |
| Both roles had previously been filled by Mr Swinney, but have been separated into two in response to the raft of new powers being devolved to Holyrood. | |
| Mr Mackay will have responsibility for the Scottish budget and the new tax and welfare powers, in a role that has been described as being similar to the UK Chancellor. | |
| Mr Brown - who had been the Infrastructure Secretary - will be tasked with promoting economic growth, improving productivity and creating jobs, similar to the UK government's business secretary. | |
| The first minister had previously said that splitting the two roles was not a reflection on how they had been carried out in the past, but rather a "reflection of the challenges and opportunities we face in the future". | |
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| Two long-standing ministers - Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead and Social justice minister Alex Neil - announced ahead of the reshuffle that they were stepping down from the cabinet. |