Dewar government

The Dewar government (17 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. 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. The government ended with Dewar's death on 11 October 2000.[1]

Dewar government
1st devolved government of Scotland
1999–2000
Date formed	17 May 1999
Date dissolved	11 October 2000
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Donald Dewar
Deputy First Minister	Jim Wallace
Member party	Labour Party Liberal Democrats
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition)
History
Election(s)	1999 general election
Legislature term(s)	1st Scottish Parliament
Successor	McLeish government

List of ministers

Cabinet[2]
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
Minister for Social Inclusion, Local Government and Housing		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[2]
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
Deputy Minister for Local Government		Frank McAveety MSP
Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning		Nicol Stephen MSP		Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Highlands and Islands and Gaelic		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
Deputy Business Manager and Liberal Democrat Whip		Iain Smith MSP		Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs (with particular responsibility for Fisheries)		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.[3]

References

1. "'Father of nation' dies". BBC News. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
2. "Ministers, Law Officers and Ministerial Parliamentary Aides by Cabinet: Session 1" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
3. "Swift response over Hardie resignation". BBC News. 17 February 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2016.