Dewar government
Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet Donald Dewar formed the Dewar government on 17 May 1999 following his appointment as the inaugural First Minister of Scotland. The first devolved executive of Scotland, it consisted of Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats, who formed a coalition on 14 May 1999.[1] The government dissolved and was succeeded by the McLeish government in the aftermath of Dewar's death on 11 October 2000.[2][3][4][5]
Cabinet
May 1999 to October 2000
| Portfolio | Portrait | Minister | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet ministers | |||||
| First Minister | File:Donald Dewar First Minister.jpg | The Rt HonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Deputy First Minister | File:Jim Wallace 1999.jpg | Jim Wallace QC MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2005 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Lib Dem |
| Minister for Justice | 1999–2003 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | |||
| Minister for Finance | File:Jack McConnell 1999.jpg | Jack McConnell MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Health and Community Care | File:Susan Deacon MSP.jpg | Susan Deacon MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Communities | File:Wendy Alexander.jpg | Wendy Alexander MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Transport and the Environment | File:Sarah Boyack MSP 1999.jpg | Sarah Boyack MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | File:Henry Mcleish.jpg | Henry McLeish MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Rural Affairs | File:Ross Finnie 1999.jpg | Ross Finnie MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Lib Dem |
| Minister for Children and Education | File:Sam Galbraith MSP.jpg | Sam Galbraith MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Also attending cabinet meetings | |||||
| Permanent Secretary | File:Permanent Secretary Muir Russell.jpg | Muir Russell | 1999–2003 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Independent |
| Chief Whip and Government Business Manager | File:Tom McCabe.jpg | Tom McCabe MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2000 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Lord Advocate | File:Colin Boyd QC 1999.jpg | The Rt HonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Colin Boyd QC | 2000–2006 | ! style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
Changes
- Lord Hardie unexpectedly resigned from his post as Lord Advocate on 17 February 2000. The post was filled by the then Solicitor General, Colin Boyd, who was in turn replaced by Neil Davidson.[7]
Junior ministers
References
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