Second Salmond government

Second Salmond government

6th government of Scotland
2011–2014
Salmond and his cabinet at Bute House, 2011
Date formed19 May 2011
Date dissolved18 November 2014
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterAlex Salmond
First Minister's history2007–2014
Deputy First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Member party
  •   Scottish National Party
Status in legislatureMajority
69 / 129 (53%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderIain Gray (2011)
Johann Lamont (2011-14)
Jackie Baillie (2014)
History
Election2011 general election
Legislature term4th Scottish Parliament
PredecessorFirst Salmond government
SuccessorFirst Sturgeon government

Alex Salmond formed the second Salmond government on 19 May 2011 following his Scottish National Party's landslide victory in the 2011 election to the 4th Scottish Parliament. This was the first single-party majority government in the history of the devolved parliament. Salmond's second government ended on 18 November 2014 upon his resignation as First Minister of Scotland.