Who is in the new Scottish cabinet?

Nicola Sturgeon has announced a Scottish ministerial reshuffle in one of her first acts since becoming first minister.

Here's a look at who's up and who's down, as well as the non-movers.

John Swinney

John Swinney, who has become Scotland's new deputy first minister, has been balancing the country's books since 2007 as finance secretary - a job he will continue to do.

In minority government, he had to barter with opposition parties to get his budget through, while the UK government's post-recession, deficit-reducing cuts meant having to fund public services with less cash.

Seen as one of the SNP's key thinkers and strategists, the former MP joined the party as a teenager and eventually succeeded Alex Salmond as SNP leader in 2000.

Mr Swinney resigned after four years in the wake of disquiet about his stewardship of the SNP, but flourished in the role of of finance secretary after the party came to power.

A politician of wide appeal, Labour MP Jim Murphy once said of his rival: "There's nobody in Scotland who doesn't like John Swinney."

Shona Robison

Shona Robison, a close friend and political ally of Ms Sturgeon, has been promoted to health secretary, overseeing Scotland's much-cherished NHS.

Ms Robison, who is married to the SNP's new deputy leader Stewart Hosie, previously served as public health minister - responsible for tackling Scotland's unhealthy relationship with cigarettes and alcohol, as well as overseeing the flagship free personal care policy.

The MSP was later promoted to cabinet level, at a time when the SNP was seeking to boost the female vote for independence during the referendum campaign.

Ms Robison also took on a high-profile role as the government minister responsible for Glasgow's successful Commonwealth Games.

Alex Neil

As health secretary, Alex Neil once had to leave an operating theatre after feeling faint while watching surgery during an official visit - an out-of-character incident for the usually unflinching political performer.

Mr Neil will remain in the cabinet, but has moved from his previous job to a new post covering social justice - a key priority for the Sturgeon administration - as well as communities and pensioners' rights

The left-winger has been on a long political journey, from co-founding Scottish Labour to becoming an SNP MSP in 1999 and eventual government minister.

Despite his status as a former Alex Salmond arch-rival, the one-time SNP leadership contender impressed from the backbenches post-2007, and his efforts were rewarded with a ministerial post, looking after communities and housing.

As health secretary, Mr Neil faced claims of presiding over nursing cuts, the manipulation of waiting lists and a failed no-confidence vote in parliament - yet remained defiant while stressing his government's key policy of protecting spending on the nation's health service.

He also oversaw the introduction of Scotland's historic gay marriage legislation, in the face of fierce opposition from church groups.

And Mr Neil memorably paid an emotional tribute to his friend and politician Margo MacDonald telling those attending her memorial service: "Margo, you simply were the best."

Keith Brown

A former Royal marine and Falklands War veteran, Keith Brown more recently came to the fore with his bid to become deputy leader of the SNP.

To the surprise of many he lost out to MP Stewart Hosie, despite being seen as the frontrunner - but his efforts have seen him rewarded by Scotland's new first minister with a promotion into cabinet, moving from transport minister to infrastructure, investment and cities secretary.

A relative newcomer to parliament, having been elected in 2007, Mr Brown took on the the job of transport minister in difficult circumstances, following the resignation of Stewart Stevenson.

On his appointment to the post, some hilarity ensued as colleagues and journalists recalled an earlier admission that he had a conviction over his refusal to pay the widely-despised Skye bridge toll in the mid-1990s.

Mr Brown has also held a dual role as veterans minister, acting as the Scottish government's de-facto defence spokesman.

Roseanna Cunningham

An SNP veteran, Roseanna Cunningham is another junior minister who has been promoted into the Scottish cabinet, with a brief to oversee fair work, skills and training.

She previously put her skills as an advocate to use as minister for legal affairs.

The MSP, whose political tendencies previously earned her the nickname "Republican Rose", stood against Mr Salmond for the SNP leadership in 2004.

Angela Constance

Like Keith Brown, Angela Constance is an SNP MSP and minister who boosted her public profile by standing for the SNP deputy leadership, even though she did not ultimately win the job.

Ms Constance, an MSP since 2007, was named as Scotland's first dedicated youth jobs minister in 2011, amid concern about high unemployment rates among young people.

The job was later upgraded to cabinet status.

Michael Matheson

Michael Matheson has moved into new territory, with his move from public health minister into the cabinet as justice secretary.

He has taken over the high-profile job from the only person to have held it since the SNP came to power, Kenny MacAskill.

One of his biggest tasks on the horizon will be taking on government plan to end the general requirement to corroborate evidence in criminal trials, which was put on hold.

The MSP's justice brief extends to overseeing civil and criminal law, policing, prisons and the fire and rescue service.

Kenny MacAskill

After serving as justice secretary under Alex Salmond since the SNP came to power in 2007, Kenny MacAskill has found himself out of government.

He was thrust onto the world stage for his controversial decision to release the only man ever convicted of the Lockerbie bombing - terminally ill Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi - on compassionate grounds.

And on a more domestic front, he courted opposition for reforms which he always saw as vital.

Cost-cutting measures such as merging Scotland's regional police forces and closing sheriff courts didn't go through without serious opposition criticism, while a move to cut the legal aid bill resulted in lawyers voting to strike.

Elsewhere though, he saw through major reforms to Scotland's civil justice system, deemed to have become inefficient, and, in one of his final ministerial acts, reduced the drink drive limit after new power were devolved from Westminster.

An MSP since 1999, the former lawyer has had a long association with the SNP, and has become known for his headline-grabbing speeches, such as his passionate backing for the SNP to ditch its decades-old opposition to nuclear defence alliance Nato.

Mike Russell

Mike Russell has also found himself out of government, after having served in several ministerial posts, latterly as education secretary.

Seen as one of his party's brightest talents and with a political killer instinct, he came to the fore as both an aide to Alex Salmond and SNP chief executive in the mid-90s.

After failing to win re-election in 2003 and losing out on the SNP leadership to Mr Salmond, he returned to parliament four years later and entered government as environment minister, eventually rising to education secretary at a time when several aspects of the government's education policy were under fire.

Sometimes accused of being too forceful (opposition parties accused him of being part of a "culture of bullying" in his relationship with the college sector) Mr Russell has seen through major reforms such as the introduction of the Curriculum for Excellence framework in schools, while having to cope with concern from some teachers and unions that it was brought in before it was fully ready.

Mr Russell maintains he is proud of the government keeping up the principle of free education, while saying educational attainment had improved.

Non-movers

Richard Lochhead will continue as Scotland's rural affairs secretary, the job he has done ever since the SNP came to power in 2007, dealing with areas like fisheries, and farming.

Fiona Hyslop has also been Culture Secretary for some time - dealing with everything from national identity and the EU to Scotland's film industry.