Dewar government
Dewar government | |
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1st devolved government of Scotland | |
1999–2000 | |
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Date formed | 13 May 1999 |
Date dissolved | 11 October 2000 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
First Minister | Donald Dewar |
First Minister's history | 1999–2000 |
Deputy First Minister | Jim Wallace |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 72 / 129 (56%)
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Opposition party | Scottish National Party |
Opposition leader | Alex Salmond (1999-2000) John Swinney (2000) |
History | |
Election(s) | 1999 general election |
Legislature term(s) | 1st Scottish Parliament |
Successor | McLeish government |
The Dewar government (13 May 1999 – 11 October 2000) was a coalition composed of the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats that was formed by Donald Dewar at the start of the 1st Scottish Parliament. The coalition was agreed and the announcement of the deal on 14 May 1999 was marked with a signing ceremony held at the Museum of Scotland.[1][2] Dewar, as Scotland's first First Minister, obtained the Scottish Parliament's approval for the first slate of members of the Scottish Executive on 19 May 1999.[3][4] The government ended with Dewar's death on 11 October 2000.[5]
List of ministers[]
Cabinet[6][] | ||||
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Post | Minister | Term | Party | |
First Minister | The Rt Hon. Donald Dewar MSP | May 1999–Oct. 2000 | Labour Party | |
Deputy First Minister Minister for Justice |
Jim Wallace QC MSP | Liberal Democrats | ||
Minister for Children and Education | Sam Galbraith MSP | Labour Party | ||
Wendy Alexander MSP | ||||
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | Henry McLeish MSP | |||
Minister for Finance | Jack McConnell MSP | |||
Minister for Health and Community Care | Susan Deacon MSP | |||
Chief Whip and Government Business Manager | Tom McCabe MSP | |||
Minister for Rural Affairs | Ross Finnie MSP | Liberal Democrats | ||
Minister for Transport and the Environment | Sarah Boyack MSP | Labour Party | ||
Lord Advocate | The Rt Hon. The Lord Hardie PC QC | May 1999–Feb. 2000 | ||
The Rt Hon. Colin Boyd QC | Feb. 2000–Oct. 2000 |
Junior ministers[6][] | ||||
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Post | Minister | Term | Party | |
Deputy Minister for Children and Education | Peter Peacock MSP | May 1999–Oct. 2000 | Labour Party | |
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport | Rhona Brankin MSP | |||
Deputy Minister for Social Inclusion, Equality and the Voluntary Sector | Jackie Baillie MSP | |||
Frank McAveety MSP | ||||
Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | Nicol Stephen MSP | Liberal Democrats | ||
Alasdair Morrison MSP | Labour Party | |||
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care | Iain Gray MSP | |||
Deputy Minister for Justice (with particular responsibility for Land Reform) | Angus MacKay MSP | |||
Iain Smith MSP | Liberal Democrats | |||
John Home Robertson MSP | Labour Party | |||
Solicitor General for Scotland | Colin Boyd QC | May 1999–Feb. 2000 | ||
Neil Davidson QC | Feb. 2000–Oct. 2000 |
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]
References[]
- ^ "Scottish coalition deal unveiled". BBC News. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Scottish coalition deal in full". BBC News. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "'Second 11' revealed by Dewar". BBC News. 18 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Dewar mixes old and new faces". BBC News. 18 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "'Father of nation' dies". BBC News. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Ministers, Law Officers and Ministerial Parliamentary Aides by Cabinet: Session 1" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Swift response over Hardie resignation". BBC News. 17 February 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- Scottish governments
- 1999 establishments in Scotland
- 2000 disestablishments in Scotland
- Coalition governments of the United Kingdom
- Ministries of Elizabeth II