Scottish Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater have been given their new roles in Nicola Sturgeon's government after a power-sharing deal was signed.
Green Party members agreed on Saturday to go into government with the SNP following the Holyrood election in May.
The First Minister has announced that Harvie will be the Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights, while Slater will be the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity.
Harvie will work with the Housing Secretary (Shona Robison) and the Net Zero Secretary (Michael Matheson).
Slater will work alongside the Finance and Economy Secretary (Kate Forbes) and Matheson.
Both MSPs will be ratified during a session of the Scottish Parliament tomorrow when members return following their summer recess.
Harvie’s responsibilities will include driving policy changes that shift Scotland away from reliance on high carbon modes of transport and heating and towards greener alternatives – essential as part of the push towards a net zero economy by 2045.
The Glasgow MSP will lead on delivering a new deal for tenants, and ensuring building standards are fit for purpose.
While, Slater will drive a Green Industrial Strategy, helping people access training and opportunities as part of a net zero Scotland, and ensuring our economy is supported through a just transition to net zero.
The First Minister said: "This historic cooperation agreement is founded in a shared drive to work together in the Scottish Government to build a greener, fairer, independent Scotland.
“We have massive challenges to overcome: a global pandemic and its lasting effects, the climate emergency and the assault by the UK government on the powers of our Parliament.
"Patrick and Lorna’s roles in Government are rightly at the heart of facing up to them, and the expertise and passion they bring with them will contribute greatly to defining Scotland’s path forward in doing so.
“Although our parties do not agree on everything we have been able to compromise on both sides, find common ground and agree on areas where we can work together to build a better country.
“The world has had to adapt quickly to respond to the fast-paced and changing nature of the pandemic but what it has shown us is that we can put politics aside to tackle the challenges in front of us decisively and in a way that delivers. I look forward to working with my new Green Party colleagues in this new and ambitious way."
Patrick Harvie said: "We are at a crucial tipping point in terms of our relationship with the planet. I am thrilled at the opportunity to drive forward policies that enhance peoples’ lives while supporting the urgent goal of tackling the climate emergency as we emerge from the pandemic.”
Lorna Slater said: "Any transition to net zero must be just, and my focus will be on delivering policies that support our workforce and wider economy through that change as well as ensuring our greener future is also a prosperous and fair one that benefits our natural environment.”
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