Date Council Minister 26/10/1999 Fisheries Council John Home Robertson 22/11/1999 Fisheries Council John Home Robertson 13/12/1999 Environment Council Sarah Boyack 14/12/1999 Agriculture Council Ross Finnie 16/12/1999 Fisheries Council John Home Robertson 20/03/2000 Agriculture Council Ross Finnie 08/06/2000 Education Council Nicol Stephen 16/06/2000 Fisheries Council John Home Robertson 22/06/2000 Environment Council Sarah Boyack 17/11/2000 Fisheries Council Rhona Brankin 20/11/2000 Agriculture Council Ross Finnie 30/11/2000 Justice and Home Affairs Council Jim Wallace 14 to 15/12/2000 Fisheries Council Rhona Brankin 12/02/2001 Education and Youth Council Nicol Stephen 26/02/2001 Agriculture Council Ross Finnie 08/03/2001 Environment Council Sam Galbraith 24/04/2001 Agriculture Council Ross Finnie 25/04/2001 Fisheries Council Rhona Brankin 05/06/2001 Health Council Susan Deacon 18/06/2001 Fisheries Council Rhona Brankin 28/06/2001 Transport Council Sarah Boyack 16/11/2001 Justice and Home Affairs Council Jim Wallace 20/11/2001 Agriculture Council Ross Finnie 17 to 18/12/2001 Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 22 to 24/04/2002 Agriculture Council Ross Finnie 11 to 12/06/2002 Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 12 to 14/06/2002 Justice and Home Affairs Council Jim Wallace 23 to 24/09/2002 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 14 to 15/10/2002 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 17/10/2002 Environment Council Ross Finnie 11/11/2002 Education, Youth and Culture Council Elaine Murray 26/11/2002 Competitiveness Council Iain Gray 27 to 29/11/2002 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 16 to 20/12/2002 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 27 to 28/01/2003 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 20/02/2003 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 17 to 18/03/2003 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 07 to 08/04/2003 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 11 to 12/06/2003 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 13/06/2003 Environment Council Ross Finnie 27/10/2003 Environment Council Ross Finnie 10/11/2003 Competitiveness Council Andy Kerr 17 to 18/11/2003 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 24/11/2003 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 24 to 25/11/2003 Education, Youth and Culture Council Peter Peacock 27/11/2003 Competitiveness Council Jim Wallace 16 to 19/12/2003 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie 22/03/2004 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Allan Wilson 30/03/2004 Justice and Home Affairs Council Cathy Jamieson 26/04/2004 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Allan Wilson 24/05/2004 Agriculture and Fisheries Council Ross Finnie The following table gives the percentage of all formal Council meetings attended by Scottish Executive ministers, for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 May 2004, by Calendar year: Period Percentage of All Formal Councils Attended by Ministers July - December 1999 11.9 2000 8.8 2001 12.4 2002 12.3 2003 17.3 January to May 2004 14.8 It should be noted that Scotland is represented at all Council of Ministers meetings as part of the United Kingdom.