Second Yousaf government

Humza Yousaf formed the Second Yousaf government on 25 April 2024 following his dissolution of the Scottish National Party's power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens. This resulted in a government crisis, where Yousaf faced the threat of a vote of no confidence now that the SNP was leading a minority government. Days later, Yousaf announced his intention to resign as First Minister and leader of the SNP. John Swinney succeeded Yousaf on 7 May 2024 following a leadership election.

History
On 25 April 2024 Scottish National Party First Minister Humza Yousaf announced that the power sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party — which had been in place since 31 August 2021 — was dissolved with immediate effect. This resulted in the Green Party's two Ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater leaving government and their respective posts of Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity being abolished.

First Minister Humza Yousaf formed a SNP minority government, and faced separate motions of no confidence from Labour and the Conservatives, following the Greens withdrawing support.

On 29 April, Yousaf announced his intention to resign as First Minster following the election of a new leader of the SNP. The Conservatives would withdraw their no confidence motion in Yousaf, following the announcement of his resignation, whilst the Labour Party would push their no confidence motion in the government to a vote - it being defeated by 70 votes to 58.

List of junior ministers
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Junior ministers
! style="width: 350px" |Post !Minister ! colspan="1" |Term Minister for Veterans
 * Minister for Independence
 * Jamie Hepburn MSP
 * 2023–2024
 * Minister for Cabinet and Parliamentary Business
 * George Adam MSP
 * 2021–2024
 * Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
 * Tom Arthur MSP
 * 2021–2024
 * Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
 * Joe FitzPatrick MSP
 * 2023–2024
 * Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
 * Jenni Minto MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
 * Maree Todd MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
 * Natalie Don MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Higher and Further Education
 * Maree Todd MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
 * Natalie Don MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Higher and Further Education
 * Minister for Higher and Further Education
 * Minister for Higher and Further Education
 * Graeme Dey MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade
 * Richard Lochhead MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Energy
 * Gillian Martin MSP
 * 2023–2024
 * Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy
 * Christina McKelvie MSP
 * 2024-present
 * Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
 * Emma Roddick MSP
 * 2023–2024
 * Minister for Housing
 * Paul McLennan MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Victims and Community Safety
 * Siobhian Brown MSP
 * 2023–present
 * Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
 * Jim Fairlie MSP
 * 2024-present
 * Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
 * Kaukab Stewart MSP
 * 2024-2024
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 * Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
 * Jim Fairlie MSP
 * 2024-present
 * Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
 * Kaukab Stewart MSP
 * 2024-2024
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Scottish law officers
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Law officers
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 * Lord Advocate
 * The Rt Hon. Dorothy Bain KC
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 * 2021–present
 * Solicitor General for Scotland
 * Ruth Charteris KC
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 * 2021–present
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 * 2021–present
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