Question reference: S4W-30354
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 4 March 2016
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many chairs of regulated public bodies were appointed in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015, and how many in each year were women.
Answer
The number of chairs of regulated public bodies appointed by ministers in each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015, and the gender breakdown, is as follows:
| Year | Women | Men | Total |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2015 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
The proportion of women appointed to board positions is growing year on year, reaching 54% in 2015, which is creating a talented pool of board members who will be ready to step into chair positions in the future.