The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet responsible for the Environment and Rural Affairs department. The Cabinet Secretary responsibilities include agriculture, fisheries, environment as well as land reform and sustainable development. The current Cabinet Secretary is Richard Lochhead who is assisted by the Minister for Environment, Stewart Stevenson.
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