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Dewar government

Scottish Government from 1999 to 2000

Summary

Scottish Government from 1999 to 2000

Field	Value
cabinet_name	Dewar government
cabinet_number	1st
cabinet_type	government
flag	Flag of Scotland.svg
flag_border	true
jurisdiction	Scotland
incumbent	1999–2000
image	Meeting of the Dewar cabinet 1999.jpg
caption	First meeting of the Dewar cabinet, 1999
date_formed	17 May 1999
date_dissolved	11 October 2000
government_head_title	First Minister
government_head	Donald Dewar
government_head_history	1999–2000
deputy_government_head	Jim Wallace
state_head_title	Monarch
state_head	Elizabeth II
political_parties	{{ubl
	border	darkgray}} Labour Party
	border	darkgray}} Liberal Democrats}}
legislature_status	Majority (coalition)
opposition_party	Scottish National Party
opposition_leader	Alex Salmond (1999-2000)
John Swinney (2000)
election	1999 general election
legislature_term	1st Scottish Parliament
budget	2000 Scottish budget
successor	McLeish government

| Labour Party | Liberal Democrats}} John Swinney (2000) Donald Dewar formed the Dewar government on 17 May 1999 following his appointment as the inaugural First Minister of Scotland. The first devolved executive of Scotland, it consisted of Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats, who formed a coalition on 14 May 1999. The government dissolved and was succeeded by the McLeish government in the aftermath of Dewar's death on 11 October 2000.

Cabinet

May 1999 to October 2000

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term	Party	Scottish Liberal Democrats}}; width: 1px"	Scottish Liberal Democrats}}; width: 1px"
Cabinet ministers
First Minister	[[File:Donald Dewar First Minister.jpg	133x133px]]	The Rt Hon	1999–2000	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour
Deputy First Minister	[[File:Jim Wallace 1999.jpg	136x136px]]	Jim Wallace QC MSP	1999–2005	Lib Dem
Minister for Justice	1999–2003
Minister for Finance	[[File:Jack McConnell 1999.jpg	133x133px]]	Jack McConnell MSP	1999–2000	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour
Minister for Health and Community Care	[[File:Susan Deacon MSP.jpg	133x133px]]	Susan Deacon MSP	1999–2000	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour
Minister for Communities	[[File:Wendy Alexander.jpg	139x139px]]	Wendy Alexander MSP	1999–2000	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour
Minister for Transport and the Environment	[[File:Sarah Boyack MSP 1999.jpg	133x133px]]	Sarah Boyack MSP	1999–2000	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning	[[File:Henry Mcleish.jpg	137x137px]]	Henry McLeish MSP	1999–2000	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour
Minister for Rural Affairs	[[File:Ross Finnie 1999.jpg	133x133px]]	Ross Finnie MSP	1999–2000	Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"	Lib Dem
Minister for Children and Education	[[File:Sam Galbraith MSP.jpg	133x133px]]	Sam Galbraith MSP	1999–2000	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour
Also attending cabinet meetings
Permanent Secretary	[[File:Permanent Secretary Muir Russell.jpg	136x136px]]	Muir Russell	1999–2003	Independnet}}; width: 1px"	Independent
Chief Whip and Government Business Manager	[[File:Tom McCabe.jpg	136x136px]]	Tom McCabe MSP	1999–2000	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour
Lord Advocate	[[File:Colin Boyd QC 1999.jpg	133x133px]]	The Rt Hon Colin Boyd QC	2000–2006	Scottish Labour Party}}; width: 1px"	Labour

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.

Junior ministers

Post	Minister	Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Children and Education	Peter Peacock MSP	1999–2000	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport	Rhona Brankin MSP	1999–2000
Deputy Minister for Social Inclusion, Equality and the Voluntary Sector	Jackie Baillie MSP	1999–2000
Deputy Minister for Local Government	Frank McAveety MSP	1999–2000
Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning	Nicol Stephen MSP	1999–2000	Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Highlands and Islands and Gaelic	Alasdair Morrison MSP	1999–2000	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care	Iain Gray MSP	1999–2000
Deputy Minister for Justice (with particular responsibility for Land Reform)	Angus MacKay MSP	1999–2000
Deputy Business Manager and Liberal Democrat Whip	Iain Smith MSP	1999–2000	Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs (with particular responsibility for Fisheries)	John Home Robertson MSP	1999–2000	Labour Party
Solicitor General for Scotland	Colin Boyd QC	May 1999–Feb. 2000
Neil Davidson QC	Feb. 2000–Oct. 2000

References

(14 May 1999). "Scottish coalition deal unveiled". BBC News.
(11 October 2000). "'Father of nation' dies". BBC News.
(14 May 1999). "Scottish coalition deal in full". BBC News.
(18 May 1999). "'Second 11' revealed by Dewar". [[BBC News]].
(18 May 1999). "Dewar mixes old and new faces". BBC News.
(1999-11-11). "Scottish Ministers".
(17 February 2000). "Swift response over Hardie resignation". BBC News.
(30 March 2007). "Ministers, Law Officers and Ministerial Parliamentary Aides by Cabinet: Session 1". Scottish Parliament.

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