Dewar government

1st government of Scotland
1999–2000
Date formed13 May 1999
Date dissolved11 October 2000
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterDonald Dewar
First Minister's history1999–2000
Deputy First MinisterJim Wallace
Member parties
  •   Labour Party
  •   Liberal Democrats
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
72 / 129 (56%)
Opposition party  Scottish National Party
Opposition leaderAlex Salmond (1999-2000)
John Swinney (2000)
History
Election(s)1999 general election
Legislature term(s)1st Scottish Parliament
SuccessorMcLeish government

Donald Dewar formed the Dewar government on 13 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

Cabinet of Donald Dewar[6]
Portfolio Portrait Minister Term Party
Cabinet ministers
First Minister The Rt Hon

Donald Dewar MSP

1999–2000 Labour
Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace QC MSP 1999–2005 Lib Dem
Minister for Justice 1999–2003
Minister for Finance Jack McConnell MSP 1999–2000 Labour
Minister for Health and Community Care Susan Deacon MSP 1999–2000 Labour
Minister for Communities Wendy Alexander MSP 1999–2000 Labour
Minister for Transport and the Environment Sarah Boyack MSP 1999–2000 Labour
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Henry McLeish MSP 1999–2000 Labour
Minister for Rural Affairs Ross Finnie MSP 1999–2000 Lib Dem
Minister for Children and Education Sam Galbraith MSP 1999–2000 Labour
Also attending cabinet meetings
Permanent Secretary Muir Russell 1999–2003 Independent
Chief Whip and Government Business Manager Tom McCabe MSP 1999–2000 Labour
Lord Advocate The Rt Hon Colin Boyd QC 2000–2006 Labour

Changes

Junior ministers

Junior ministers[8]

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

  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.
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