Roseanna Cunningham will say sorry to the senior military figure whose address she publicised amid a bitter war of words about the independence referendum.
News of the apology came after Lieutenant General Sir Norman Arthur complained to Sir Peter Housden, permanent secretary with the Scottish Government, about the actions of the community safety minister, who is the MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire.
It has also emerged the letter at the centre of the storm, which was drafted by Sir Norman to canvass support for Better Together, was sent to Yes Scotland chairman Dennis Canavan.
Former General Officer Commanding in Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle Sir Norman said “the very least” he expected was for Ms Cunningham to apologise for posting his home and email addresses and phone number on Twitter.
“There are definitely some hooligans about and when a political issue becomes very heated, as this one (independence) will, some people do go over the top and do stupid things,” he said.
“I don’t want them to go and do stupid things to me, my wife or my property.
“I’m pretty annoyed that a lady whose job is community safety and legal affairs should go and tweet personal details against the Data Protection Act.”
Earlier this week, Ms Cunningham Tweeted Sir Norman’s letter without redacting any of his personal details, which are available on a who’s who guide that appears near the top of an internet search of the 83-year-old’s name.
A spokesman for Ms Cunningham told The Courier: “This was a round-robin letter, which had already been widely circulated by others on Twitter.
“However, Ms Cunningham will write to Lieutenant General Arthur to apologise for any inadvertent distress caused.”
A Scottish Government spokesman said: “We have received correspondence from Sir Norman Arthur and will respond in due course.”