The co-leaders of the Scottish Greens have been given junior ministerial roles in the Scottish government under the SNP-Green power-sharing deal.

The appointments will be formally approved by a vote of MSPs on Tuesday.

The two parties have signed off on a power-sharing deal that falls short of a full coalition but sees Green politicians enter government for the first time anywhere in the UK.

Responsibilities of new Ministers

Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights, Patrick Harvie:

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

Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater:

• Green Industrial Strategy
• green skills
• circular economy
• Zero Waste Scotland
• nature recovery targets
• NatureScot
• biodiversity
• national parks and natural heritage
• plant health
• and serving as a member of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Climate Emergency.

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