First Minister of Scotland facts for kids
First Minister of Scotland is the chief executive of the government of Scotland. The current First Minister of Scotland is Nicola Sturgeon of the Scottish National Party, since 20 November 2014 after Alex Salmond resigned following the defeat of the pro-independence campaign in the Scottish independence referendum. The first was Donald Dewar, who died in office in 2000. Alex Salmond was the longest-serving First Minister with over seven-and-a-half years in office. The official residence of First Minister is Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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List of First Ministers of Scotland
- Donald Dewar (Scottish Labour Party) - 17 May 1999 - 11 October 2000 (died in office)
- Henry McLeish (Labour Party) - 27 October 2000 - 8 November 2001 (resigned)
- Jack McConnell (Labour Party) - 27 November 2001 - 16 May 2007
- Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party) - 17 May 2007 - 18 November 2014 (longest-serving First Minister)
- Nicola Sturgeon (Scottish National Party) - 20 November 2014 - present
Caretaker First Ministers of Scotland
- Jim Wallace (Scottish Liberal Democrats) - 11 October 2000 - 27 October 2000
- Jim Wallace (Liberal Democrats) - 8 November 2001 - 27 November 2001
Deputy First Ministers of Scotland
- Jim Wallace (Scottish Liberal Democrats) - 19 May 1999 - 23 June 2005
- Nicol Stephen (Scottish Liberal Democrats) - 27 June 2005 - 17 May 2007
- Nicola Sturgeon (Scottish National Party) - 17 May 2007 - 19 November 2014
- John Swinney (Scottish National Party) - 21 November 2014 - present
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US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Nicola Sturgeon at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C., on 10 June 2015
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Bute House at 6 Charlotte Square is the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland.
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