First Salmond government

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB Template:Infobox government cabinetThe first Salmond government, which was sworn in on 17 May 2007 at the start of the 3rd Scottish Parliament, was an SNP minority government.

Having won the largest number of seats in the general election (47 of 129) the SNP sought to form a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats. When those talks failed, the SNP chose to form a one-party minority government. The SNP and Scottish Greens signed an agreement where the Greens supported SNP ministerial appointments, but did not offer support for any confidence or budget votes ("confidence and supply").[1] SNP leader, Alex Salmond was elected First Minister on 16 May 2007; he was officially sworn in and his slate of ministerial appointments were ratified by the Scottish Parliament the following day.Template:Alex Salmond sidebar

History

Due to the agreement signed with the Greens, Salmond's investiture vote was successful despite only having 47 of 129 seats in the Parliament. The vote was 49–46, with the SNP and Greens voting in favour and the 46 Scottish Labour MSPs voting against, with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats abstaining.[2]

On 16 May 2007, a few hours after Salmond was sworn in by parliament, he announced his intention to form a government composed of five cabinet secretaries and ten junior ministers.[3] Furthermore, the Lord Advocate lost her seat in the cabinet.[4]

A cabinet reshuffle took place in February 2009.[5]

Cabinet

May 2007 to February 2009

First cabinet of Alex Salmond[6]
Portfolio Portrait Minister Term
Cabinet secretaries
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2007–2014
Deputy First Minister File:Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP.jpg Nicola Sturgeon MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2014
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing 2007–2012
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth File:John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Sustainable Growth (1).jpg John Swinney MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2016
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning File:Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs (1).jpg Fiona Hyslop MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2009
Cabinet Secretary for Justice File:Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice (1).jpg Kenny MacAskill MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2014
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment File:Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment (1).jpg Richard Lochhead MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2016
Also attending cabinet meetings
Permanent Secretary File:John Elvidge.jpg John Elvidge 2003–2010
Minister for Parliamentary Business File:Bruce Crawford, Minister for Parliamentary Business (1).jpg Bruce Crawford MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2011
Lord Advocate File:Elish Angiolini.jpg The Rt Hon.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Elish Angiolini QC 2006–2011

February 2009 to May 2011

Second cabinet of Alex Salmond[6]
Portfolio Portrait Minister Term
Cabinet secretaries
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2007–2014
Deputy First Minister File:Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP.jpg Nicola Sturgeon MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2014
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing 2007–2012
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth File:John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Sustainable Growth (1).jpg John Swinney MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2016
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning File:Michael Russell (Scottish politician).jpg Michael Russell MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2009–2011
Cabinet Secretary for Justice File:Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice (1).jpg Kenny MacAskill MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2014
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment File:Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment (1).jpg Richard Lochhead MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2016
Also attending cabinet meetings
Permanent Secretary File:Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Government.jpg Peter Housden 2010–2015
Minister for Parliamentary Business File:Bruce Crawford, Minister for Parliamentary Business (1).jpg Bruce Crawford MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007–2011
Lord Advocate File:Elish Angiolini.jpg The Rt Hon.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Elish Angiolini QC 2006–2011

Changes

Junior Ministers

Junior ministers[6]

Post Minister Term
Minister for Parliamentary Business Bruce Crawford MSP 2007–2011
Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture Linda Fabiani MSP 2007–2009
Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution Mike Russell MSP 2009
Minister for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop MSP 2009–2011
Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Jim Mather MSP 2007–2011
Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Stewart Stevenson MSP 2007–2010
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Keith Brown MSP 2010–2011
Minister for Schools and Skills Maureen Watt MSP 2007–2009
Keith Brown MSP 2009–2010
Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning
Angela Constance MSP 2010–2011
Minister for Children and Early Years Adam Ingram MSP 2007–2011
Minister for Public Health Shona Robison MSP 2007–2009
Minister for Public Health and Sport 2009–2011
Minister for Communities and Sport Stewart Maxwell MSP 2007–2009
Minister for Housing and Communities Alex Neil MSP 2009–2011
Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing MSP 2007–2011
Minister for Environment Mike Russell MSP 2007–2009
Roseanna Cunningham MSP 2009–2010
Minister for Environment and Climate Change 2010–2011

Scottish Law Officers

Law officers[6]

Post Name Term
Lord Advocate The Right Hon. Elish Angiolini QC 2007–2011
Solicitor General for Scotland The Right Hon. Frank Mulholland QC 2007–2011

References

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