Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights

The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet but reports directly to the First Minister of Scotland. The current Minister is Patrick Harvie, who was appointed in August 2021 after the Bute House Agreement.^[1]

History

The office was created in August 2021 alongside the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity after the Scottish Government agreed a power-sharing deal with the Scottish Green Party.

Overview

Responsibilities

The specific responsibilities of the minister are:

• active travel
• Future Transport Fund
• energy efficiency
• heat networks
• heating and domestic energy transformation
• building standards
• new deal for tenants
• Future Generations Commissioner
• Serving as a member of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Legislation^[2]

List of office holders

Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
Name		Portrait	Assumed office	Left office	Party	First Minister
	Patrick Harvie		30 August 2021	Incumbent	Scottish Green Party	Nicola Sturgeon

References

1. "Patrick Harvie MSP - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
2. "New Ministers to be appointed". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

External links

• Scottish Government website