The following table sets out the numbers of (a) Cabinet Secretaries (Ministers appointed under section 47 of the Scotland Act 1998) and (b) junior Ministers (appointed under section 49 of the same Act) in each year since 1999, with the dates from which any changes were made: Cabinet Secretaries (Ministers) junior Ministers First Administration 1999-2003 May 1999 9 10 October 2000 10 9 November 2001 9 10 Second Administration 2003-07 May 2003 10 7 June 2005 10 6 January 2007 10 7 Third Administration 2007-11 May 2007 5 10 December 2009 6 9 Fourth Administration 2011-16 May 2011 8 11 September 2012 7 13 April 2014 9 11 November 2014 9 13 Fifth Administration 2016-21 May 2016 9 12 September 2016 9 13 June 2018 11 14 December 2020 11 15 Sixth Administration 2021- May 2021 9 15 August 2021 9 17 Ministerial and MSP salaries are set and paid by the Scottish Parliament, and the Scottish Government has no role in this.