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Events from the year 2006 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
  • First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal – Jack McConnell[1]
  • Secretary of State for Scotland – Alistair Darling until 5 May; then Douglas Alexander[2]

Law officers[]

  • Lord Advocate – Lord Boyd of Duncansby; then Elish Angiolini[3]
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – Elish Angiolini;[3] then John Beckett[4]
  • Advocate General for Scotland – Lynda Clark;[5] then Lord Davidson of Glen Clova[6]

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hamilton[7]
  • Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Gill[8]
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord McGhie[9]

Events[]

January[]

  • 1 January – Transport Scotland begins operations as an agency of the Scottish Executive.[10][11]
  • 7 January – Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.[12]

February[]

  • 9 February – Dunfermline and West Fife by-election: Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats is the winner.[13]

March[]

  • 2 March –
    • Sir Menzies Campbell is elected leader of the Liberal Democrats following an election caused by the resignation of Charles Kennedy.[14]
    • Four people are injured in an explosion in a GlaxoSmithKline factory in Irvine, North Ayrshire.[15]
  • 15–26 March – Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[16]
  • 28 March – Royal Regiment of Scotland created;[17][18] King's Own Scottish Borderers[19] and The Royal Scots[20] disbanded.

April[]

  • 27 April – Moray by-election: Richard Lochhead holds the seat in the Scottish Parliament for the Scottish National Party.[21]

May[]

  • 30 May – Scottish TV and Grampian TV both relaunched under the new name of STV.[22]

July[]

  • 4 July - The Sheridan v News International court case begins.[23]

August[]

  • 21 August – the first modern solely Gaelic-medium school to offer secondary education, Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, is opened at Woodside in Glasgow.[24]
  • Scotland's first offshore wind turbine is installed in the Beatrice Wind Farm, 24 km (15 mi; 13 nmi) offshore in the Moray Firth.[25]
  • The Scottish crossbill is finally confirmed as a unique species.[26]

September[]

  • 3 September – establishment of Solidarity – Scotland's Socialist Movement, a breakaway from the Scottish Socialist Party.[27]
  • 18 September – the Clyde Arc, a pedestrian/cycle bridge over the River Clyde at Finnieston, is officially opened.[28]

October[]

  • 5 October – Rt. Hon. Elish Angiolini, QC, appointed as Lord Advocate. She is the first woman, first procurator fiscal, and the first solicitor to be appointed to the post.[3]
  • 11–13 October – multi-party political talks on Northern Ireland are held in St Andrews, resulting in the St Andrews Agreement.[29]

November[]

  • 8 November – three men of Pakistani origin sentenced to life imprisonment for the racist murder of Kriss Donald in Glasgow.[30]
  • 25–26 November – Aberdeen Cup tennis tournament.[31]
  • 30 November – residents of Benbecula take control of a large part of the island in a community buy-out.[32]

Deaths[]

  • 5 January – Rachel Squire, Labour MP (born 1954)[33]
  • 31 January – Moira Shearer, ballet dancer and actress (born 1926)[34]
  • 9 February – Ena Lamont Stewart, playwright (born 1912)[35]
  • 10 February – John Prentice, football player and manager (born 1926)[36]
  • 28 February – Hugh McCartney, Labour MP (born 1920)[37]
  • 3 March – Ivor Cutler, poet, songwriter and humourist (born 1923)[38]
  • 12 March – Jimmy Johnstone, footballer; member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame (born 1944)[39]
  • 21 March – Margaret Ewing, Scottish National Party MSP and former MP (born 1945)[40]
  • 27 March – Ian Hamilton Finlay, writer, artist and gardener (born 1925)[41]
  • 9 April – Robin Orr, composer (born 1909)[42]
  • 13 April – Muriel Spark, novelist (born 1918)[43]
  • 15 April – Calum Kennedy, singer (born 1928)[44]
  • 8 May – Iain Macmillan, photographer and author (born 1938)[45]
  • 17 May – Eric Forth, Conservative MP (born 1944)[46]
  • 6 July – Tom Weir, climber, author and broadcaster (born 1914)[47]
  • 30 August – Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, Conservative and Unionist MP (born 1922)[48]
  • 15 September – Douglas Henderson, Scottish National Party MP (born 1935)[49]
  • 3 October – Lucilla Andrews, romantic novelist (born 1919 in Egypt)[50]

Arts[]

  • February – National Theatre of Scotland established as a peripatetic company.[51]
  • 1 August – Gregory Burke's play Black Watch is first performed, by the National Theatre of Scotland at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
  • Hamish MacDonald self-publishes The Willies and Idea in Stone.[52]
  • James Robertson publishes The Testament of Gideon Mack.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Committee, Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Scottish Affairs (2008). Experience of the Scottish Elections: Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 : Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence. The Stationery Office. p. 81. ISBN 9780215520463.
  3. ^ a b c Carrell, Severin (5 October 2006). "The Guardian profile: Scotland's first woman lord advocate Elish Angiolini". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Former Solicitor General to be floating sheriff". www.journalonline.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Baroness Clark of Calton". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Scottish Advocate Lord Davidson peerage". Scotsman. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Lord Hamilton to Retire". www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Scotland's senior judge to retire". BBC News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Legal grounds: call the Scottish Land Court …". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Transport Scotland". Scottish Government. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  11. ^ Transport Scotland Freedom of Information (FoI) Publication Scheme Archived 5 August 2012 at archive.today www.transportscotland.gov.uk, accessed 26 September 2011
  12. ^ Embattled Kennedy quits as leader. BBC News, 7 January 2006
  13. ^ Branigan, Tania (10 February 2006). "Lib Dems stun Labour in byelection triumph". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Support for new Lib Dems leader". BBC News. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Four in hospital after drug factory blast". The Independent. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  16. ^ "2006 Commonwealth teams list". BBC Sport. 21 February 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Regiment awarded freedom of city". BBC News. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Royal Regiment of Scotland". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  19. ^ "The National Archives". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  20. ^ "History - The Royal Scots". www.theroyalscots.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  21. ^ SNP sweeps to v ictory in by-election Moray majority rises as Tory hopes dashed www.heraldscotland.com, 28 April 2006
  22. ^ Holmwood, Leigh (30 May 2006). "Grampian TV brand consigned to history". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Thomas Sheridan Against News Group Newspapers Limited". www.scotcourts.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  24. ^ Opening day for new Gaelic school BBC News, 21 August 2006
  25. ^ "Wind turbine floated to deepwater". BBC News. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  26. ^ "Status of 'UK's only endemic bird species' confirmed", RSPB Scotland
  27. ^ "New socialist party launched in Scotland". The Socialist. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  28. ^ "'Squinty' bridge open to vehicles". BBC News. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  29. ^ "The St Andrews Agreement, October 2006 - GOV.UK". gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Trio jailed for Kriss race murder". BBC News. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  31. ^ "Aberdeen Cup 2006". Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
  32. ^ "Land buyout reality for islanders". BBC News. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  33. ^ White, Michael (9 January 2006). "Obituary: Rachel Squire". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  34. ^ Clarke, Mary (2 February 2006). "Obituary: Moira Shearer". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  35. ^ "Ena Lamont Stewart". Scotsman. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  36. ^ "Ex-Scotland manager Prentice dies". BBC News. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  37. ^ "Hugh McCartney". The Times. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  38. ^ Espiner, Mark (7 March 2006). "Obituary: Ivor Cutler". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  39. ^ Glanville, Brian (14 March 2006). "Obituary: Jimmy Johnstone". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  40. ^ Wilson, Brian (23 March 2006). "Obituary: Margaret Ewing". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  41. ^ "Ian Hamilton Finlay 1925-2006". Tate. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  42. ^ McDonald, Tim (14 April 2006). "Obituary: Robin Orr". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  43. ^ Turner, Jenny (17 April 2006). "Obituary: Dame Muriel Spark". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  44. ^ Wilson, Brian (21 April 2006). "Obituary: Calum Kennedy". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  45. ^ "Iain MacMillan". Scotsman. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  46. ^ White, Michael; Roth, Andrew (18 May 2006). "Obituary: Eric Forth". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  47. ^ "Tom Weir: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  48. ^ "Lord Monro obituary". The Telegraph. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  49. ^ Wilson, Brian (25 September 2006). "Obituary: Douglas Henderson". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  50. ^ "Lucilla Andrews". The Independent. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  51. ^ "National Theatre of Scotland". the Guardian. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  52. ^ "Hamish MacDonald: Books, Biography, Blogs, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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