Alex Salmond will be sworn in before announcing his senior ministerial team Alex Salmond will name his team of senior ministers later, when he announces the make-up of the new Scottish cabinet.
The move comes the day after the SNP leader was re-elected as first minister by MSPs, following his party’s landslide Holyrood election win.
Mr Salmond will also be formally re-appointed to the role by the Queen.
And he will announce a new head of the prosecution service, with the QC Frank Mulholland a favourite for the post.
It has already been announced that Richard Lochhead will retain his cabinet position as environment secretary, while it is likely deputy SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon will keep her deputy first minister role.
The position of Lord Advocate, Scotland’s top prosecutor, has become vacant following Elish Angiolini’s decision to step down, and it is likely the post will be filled by Mr Mulholland, the current solicitor general.
Before that, Mr Salmond’s first appointment of the day is with judges at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
He will receive the Royal Warrant, signed by the Queen, before taking the official oath of allegiance, which confirms him as first minister and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland.
Junior Scottish government ministers are being announced on Friday, with all appointments requiring the approval of parliament.
Mr Salmond is due to set out his vision for government next Thursday, with the inaugural first minister’s questions of the new parliament taking place on 2 June.
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