THE SNP's Health Secretary was chauffeured to Hampden Park in a ministerial car to watch three Aberdeen games.
Dons fan Neil Gray was gifted VIP tickets to watch his team play Hibernian, Rangers and Celtic in League and Scottish Cup fixtures.
The Scottish Government said he was attending the games as a guest of the SFA to discuss "essential" business.
“ It comes after the SNP heavily criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier this year for accepting free tickets to Arsenal and England matches.
Airdrie and Shotts MSP Gray declared the football trips as official business.
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