Dewar government

Dewar government

1st government of Scotland
1999–2000
Date formed17 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
Election1999 general election
Legislature term1st Scottish Parliament
SuccessorMcLeish government

Donald Dewar formed the Dewar government on 17 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]

  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.