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Number of Ministerial Public Appointments held within Scotland: FOI release

Published
2026-10-27
Received
2026-06-22
Responded
2026-07-10
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

Can you please tell me the total number of public appointments held within Scotland and the number of public appointments held by each individual (at date of reporting) e.g.

How many hold 1 appointment How many hold 2 appointments How many hold 3 appointments How many hold 4 appointments How many hold 5 appointments How many hold 6 appointments How many hold 7 appointments How many hold 8 appointments How many hold 9 appointments How many hold 10 appointments How many hold more than 10 appointments

I would like to receive this information by email.

Response

I can confirm that, as our records show:

Ten people currently hold three regulated public appointments Forty-four people currently hold two regulated public appointments No individuals hold more than three regulated public appointments

A full list of the requested appointments is available here: Full list of Ministerial public appointments by public body, and is updated regularly.

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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