The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, sometimes referred to as the Scottish foreign minister, is a cabinet post in the Scottish Government since after the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, having been a Junior Ministerial post before then. The post was created in May 2007 after the appointment of the Scottish National Party minority administration and forms part of the Office of the First Minister. The Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture has responsibility for the relations between the Scottish Government and European Institutions and other international affairs. Culture including the arts and architecture as well as lottery funding form part of this portfolio. Ministerial responsibilities also include Historic Scotland, Scotland's Built Heritage, Gaelic and the Scottish Governments' major events strategy.
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