Humza Yousaf
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Humza Haroon Yousaf is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from March 2023 to May 2024. He served under his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon as justice secretary from 2018 to 2021 and then as health secretary from 2021 to 2023. He has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Pollok since 2016, having previously been a regional MSP for Glasgow from 2011 to 2016.
Official portrait, 2023
Yousaf signs Nicola Sturgeon's nomination for first minister, 19 November 2014
Yousaf at the COP26 Climate Action for Health event, 2021
Yousaf at Scottish Government press conference on COVID-19 in 2020.
First Minister of Scotland
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The first minister of Scotland, formally the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish Seal, is the head of the Scottish Government and the keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. The first minister chairs the Scottish Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development, and presentation of the Scottish Government's policies. Additional functions of the first minister include promoting and representing Scotland in an official capacity, at home and abroad.
First Minister of Scotland
First Minister John Swinney taking the oath of office at the Court of Session
Scotland's law officers – the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland
The First Minister becomes a member of the Privy Council upon receiving the Royal Warrant from the monarch