Difference between revisions of "First Minister of Scotland"

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The First Minister of Scotland is the head of the devolved Scottish government.

No.	First Minster	Term	Constituency	Party	Political Position
1	Donald Dewar	13 May 1999 - 11 October 2000	Glasgow Anniesland	Labour	Left
—	Jim Wallace (acting)	11 October 2000 - 27 October 2000	Orkney	Liberal Democrats	Center to Center-left
2	Henry McLeish	27 October 2000 - 8 November 2001	Central Fife	Labour	Left
—	Jim Wallace (acting)	8 November 2001 - 27 November 2001	Orkney	Liberal Democrats	Center to Center-left
3	Jack McConnell	27 November 2001 - 16 May 2007	Motherwell and Wishaw	Labour	Left
4	Alex Salmond	17 May 2007 - 18 November 2014	Gordon (until 2011), Aberdeenshire East (from 2011)	SNP	Left
5	Nicola Sturgeon	18 November 2014 - 29 March 2023	Glasgow Southside	SNP	Far-left
6	Humza Yousaf	29 March 2023 - present	Glasgow Pollok	SNP	Far-left

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 |27 November 2001 - 16 May 2007
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