First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, has selected his team to serve in the Government of Scotland.

On Thursday 7 May, voters in Scotland elected the 129 MSPs to sit in the Scottish Parliament.

Kenny Gibson SNP MSP was elected by the Parliament to be the Presiding Officer, therefore the makeup of the parties is as follows:

• Scottish National Party – 57 MSPs, Party leader: John Swinney
• Reform UK – 17 MSPs, Party leader: Malcolm Offord
• Scottish Labour Party – 17 MSPs, Party leader: Anas Sarwar
• Scottish Green Party – 15 MSPs, Party leader: Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party – 12 MSPs, Party leader: Russell Findlay
• Scottish Liberal Democrats – 10 MSPs, Party leader: Alex Cole-Hamilton
• No Party Affiliation – 1 MSP, Presiding Officer: Kenneth Gibson

MSPs supporting Scottish Independence : 72, MSPs supporting continued union in the UK : 56. The Scottish National Party (SNP) as the largest party has formed the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government

First Minister, John Swinney

• Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Energy, Stephen Gethins
• Minister for Parliamentary Business & Veterans, Jamie Hepburn

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Jenny Gilruth

• Minister for Public Finance, Hannah Mary Goodlad (reporting jointly to the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform)

Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform, Ivan McKee

• Minister for Public Finance, Hannah Mary Goodlad (reporting jointly to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government)

Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Neil Gray

• Minister for Victims & Community Safety, Kirsten Oswald

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care, Angela Constance

• Minister for Community Care, Alison Thewliss
• Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol & Drugs, Maree Todd

Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs, Gillian Martin

• Minister for Agriculture, Marine & the Islands, Jim Fairlie

Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic, Màiri McAllan

• Minister for Children, Young People, & The Promise, Siobhian Brown
• Minister for Innovation, Technology & Tertiary Education, Ben Macpherson

Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing, Shirley-Anne Somerville

• Minister for Equalities & International Development, Simita Kumar

Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport, Stephen Flynn

• Minister for Business & Fair Work, Tom Arthur

Parliament will be asked to approve the new Cabinet and Ministerial appointments on Thursday.