Cabinet Secretary for Transport
Fiona Hyslop was reappointed as Cabinet Secretary for Transport in May 2024.
Responsibilities
The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for:
- accessible transport
- active travel including cycling infrastructure
- car kilometres (20% reduction)
- decarbonisation and just transition of transport
- ferry services
- freight Industry
- Low Emission Zones
- maritime policy and ports
- national transport strategy
- public transport policy
- rail services
- roads and road safety
- sponsorship of transport bodies (except HIAL and Scottish Canals)
- strategic transport projects review
- transport infrastructure improvement projects
- transport resilience and major events
- Traffic Scotland, transport data, and information systems
Supporting Ministers
- Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity (reporting jointly to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands)
Biography
Ms Hyslop was born in Ayrshire in 1964 and with her family spent her early years in England before returning to Ayrshire. She graduated from Glasgow University with an MA (Hons) in Economic History and Sociology.
She completed a post graduate Diploma in Industrial Administration at the Scottish College of Textiles, before moving to Edinburgh to join the financial services company Standard Life where she held various positions in sales and marketing, latterly as Brand Development Manager.
Elected in the first session of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 she has been returned as the Constituency MSP for Linlithgow since 2011.
When the SNP formed a minority administration in 2007 Ms Hyslop was appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning before serving in several ministerial roles, latterly Minister for Transport. She was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Transport in February 2024.
Read more about Fiona Hyslop on the Scottish Parliament website.
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