Dewar government

Scottish Government from 1999 to 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.^[1] The government dissolved and was succeeded by the McLeish government in the aftermath of Dewar's death on 11 October 2000.^[2][3][4][5]

Cabinet

May 1999 to October 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]

Junior ministers

References

1. "Scottish coalition deal unveiled". BBC News. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "'Father of nation' dies". BBC News. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
3. "Scottish coalition deal in full". BBC News. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. "'Second 11' revealed by Dewar". BBC News. 18 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
5. "Dewar mixes old and new faces". BBC News. 18 May 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
6. "Scottish Ministers". 11 November 1999. Archived from the original on 11 November 1999. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
7. "Swift response over Hardie resignation". BBC News. 17 February 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
8. "Ministers, Law Officers and Ministerial Parliamentary Aides by Cabinet: Session 1" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2017.