List of Scottish governments
Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists This is a list of all Scottish Parliaments and Governments (called the Scottish Executive from 1999 until 2008) from the time of the introduction of devolved government for Scotland in 1999.
The first Scottish Government was formed between a coalition agreement between the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats, headed by the first minister Donald Dewar from 1999 until his death whilst serving in office in 2000.[1][2][3] The incumbent Scottish Government, the Swinney government, is a Scottish National Party (SNP) minority government which was formed in May 2024[4] and is headed by first minister John Swinney.[5]
List
| Party key | style="background: Template:Party color" | | Labour |
|---|---|---|
| style="background: Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democrat | |
| style="background: Template:Party color" | | Scottish Greens | |
| style="background: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
1st Parliament | |||||||
| Term | Ministry | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Dewar | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Donald Dewar | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jim Wallace | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Labour |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democrats | ||||||
| 2000–01 | McLeish | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Henry McLeish | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jim Wallace | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Labour |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democrats | ||||||
| 2001–03 | 1st McConnell | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jack McConnell | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jim Wallace | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Labour |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democrats | ||||||
2nd Parliament | |||||||
| Term | Ministry | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | |||
| 2003–07 | 2nd McConnell | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jack McConnell | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jim Wallace | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Labour Party |
| Nicol Stephen | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democrats | |||||
3rd Parliament | |||||||
| Term | Ministry | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | |||
| 2007–11 | 1st Salmond | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Alex Salmond | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nicola Sturgeon | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
4th Parliament | |||||||
| Term | Ministry | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | |||
| 2011–14 | 2nd Salmond | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Alex Salmond | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nicola Sturgeon | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
| 2014–16 | 1st Sturgeon | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nicola Sturgeon | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Swinney | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
5th Parliament | |||||||
| Term | Ministry | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | |||
| 2016–2021 | 2nd Sturgeon | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nicola Sturgeon | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Swinney | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
6th Parliament | |||||||
| Term | Ministry | First Minister | Deputy | Parties | |||
| 2021–23 | 3rd Sturgeon | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nicola Sturgeon | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Swinney | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish Greens | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 1st Yousaf | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Humza Yousaf | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Shona Robison | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
| rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish Greens | ||||||
| 2024 | 2nd Yousaf | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Humza Yousaf | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Shona Robison | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
| 2024–present | Swinney | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Swinney | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Kate Forbes | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Scottish National Party |
See also
- List of first ministers of Scotland
- List of British governments
- List of Northern Ireland Executives
- List of Welsh Governments
References
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