McLeish government
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Henry McLeish formed the McLeish government on 27 October 2000 following his appointment as the First Minister of Scotland. It followed the death of Donald Dewar on 11 October 2000 during the 1st Scottish Parliament. It was a continuation of the Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition that had been formed following the first election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999.Template:Henry McLeish sidebar
Cabinet
October 2000 to November 2001
| Portfolio | Portrait | Minister | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet ministers | |||||
| First Minister | File:Official Portrait of Henry McLeish, 2000.jpg | The Rt HonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Henry McLeish MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2000–2001 | 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 Education, Europe and External Affairs | File:Jack McConnell 1999.jpg | Jack McConnell MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2000–2001 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | File:Wendy Alexander.jpg | Wendy Alexander MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2000–2001 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture | File:Sam Galbraith MSP.jpg | Sam Galbraith MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2000–2001 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Finance and Local Government | File:Angus MacKay MSP.jpg | Angus Mackay MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2000–2001 | 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". | 1999–2001 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Rural Development | 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 Social Justice | File:Jack Baillie 1999.png | Jackie Baillie MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2000–2001 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
| Minister for Transport | File:Sarah Boyack MSP 1999.jpg | Sarah Boyack MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2001 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Labour |
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| Permanent Secretary | File:Permanent Secretary Muir Russell.jpg | Muir Russell | 1999–2003 | style="background-color: Template:Party color; width: 1px" | | Independent |
| Minister for Parliament | File:Tom McCabe.jpg | Tom McCabe MSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1999–2001 | 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
- Sam Galbraith resigned from his post of Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture on 20 March 2001.[1] Following his resignation, the environment portfolio was combined with that of rural development, planning was added to the transport portfolio, and the sport and culture portfolio was given Deputy Minister Allan Wilson without a promotion to minister. In addition, a new post of Deputy Minister for Transport and Planning in line with the expanded transport portfolio. This post was filled by Lewis Macdonald.[2][3]
List of ministers
October 2000 to November 2001
Changes
Tavish Scott resigned from his post of Deputy Minister for Parliament on 9 March 2001.[5][6] He was replaced by Euan Robson.[7]
References
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