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'''Donald Dewar''' (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish [[Labour Party]] politician, anti-monarchist, and statesman, best known for serving as the inaugural [[First Minister of Scotland]].<ref>[https://www.gov.scot/about/who-runs-government/first-minister/history/ History of the office of the First Minister]</ref>
'''Donald Dewar''' (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish [[Labour Party]] politician, anti-monarchist, and statesman, best known for serving as the inaugural [[First Minister of Scotland]].<ref>[https://www.gov.scot/about/who-runs-government/first-minister/history/ History of the office of the First Minister]</ref>
Dewar has acquired the epithet "the Father of Devolution" and even "the Father of the Nation", owing to his role in securing devolution for Scotland in 1997. However, Dewar's conduct as a politician, which has been described as "petty", have led to some colleagues repudiating the appropriateness such titles.<ref name="Canavan" />
== Career ==
== Career ==
Donald Dewar died in office aged 63 on 11 October 2000.<ref name="obituary" />
Donald Dewar died in office aged 63 on 11 October 2000.<ref name="obituary" />
== Criticism ==
Dewar's actions attracted criticism from former colleagues. Ex-Labour politician Dennis Canavan described Dewar as a "petty, hypocritical man" in his 2009 book ''Let The People Decide''. Dewar prevented Canavan from standing for Labour in the Scottish Parliament vote in 1999 (Canavan would win the seat of Falkirk West as an Independent), and made insensitive comments about Canavan's son dying from cancer in 1989, reportedly saying "Oh no! That’s all we need. He was mad enough before, I shudder to think what he’ll be like now."<ref name="Canavan">[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/117913/Canavan-dishes-dirt-on-petty-hypocrite-Dewar Canavan dishes dirt on ‘petty hypocrite’ Dewar]</ref>
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