Minister for Housing
Paul McLennan was reappointed as Minister for Housing in May 2024.
Responsibilities
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.
Specific responsibilities are:
- Affordable Housing Supply Programme
- building standards
- cladding remediation
- homelessness and rough sleeping
- Housing to 2040 strategy
- new deal for tenants
- regulation of existing housing systems
- welfare and debt advice
Biography
Paul McLennan served as a local councillor for the Dunbar and East Linton multi-member ward of East Lothian Council since 2007, and was leader of the Council from 2009 to 2012.
He has been a board member of NHS Lothian, the regional offices of Scottish Enterprise and the Commission on School Reform.
He was elected as MSP for East Lothian in 2021. Mr McLennan was appointed as Minister for Housing in March 2023.
- read more about Paul McLennan on the Scottish Parliament website
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