Third Sturgeon government | |
|---|---|
 9th Government of Scotland | |
| 2021 – 2023 | |
 Sturgeon's cabinet socially distanced outside Bute House, 2021 | |
| Date formed | 19 May 2021 |
| Date dissolved | 28 March 2023 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| First Minister's history | 2014–2023 |
| Deputy First Minister | John Swinney |
| No. of ministers | 27 |
| Total no. of members | 27 |
| Member parties |
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| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) cooperation and confidence and supply agreement between the SNP and the Greens 71 / 129 (55%)
Minority 64 / 129 (50%) (May–August 2021) |
| Opposition cabinet | Opposition Parties |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | Douglas Ross |
| History | |
| Election | 2021 Scottish Parliament election |
| Legislature term | 6th Scottish Parliament |
| Predecessor | Second Sturgeon government |
| Successor | First Yousaf government |
Nicola Sturgeon formed the third Sturgeon government following her Scottish National Party's victory in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. Sturgeon was nominated by a vote of the 6th Scottish Parliament for appointment to the post of First Minister on 18 May 2021 and announced the formation of a new Scottish National Party minority government on 19 May.[1]
Sturgeon is the first First Minister to form a third government. Her cabinet, like her previous two, is 50/50 gender neutral. On 31 August 2021, the SNP and Scottish Greens entered a power-sharing arrangement which resulted in the appointment of two Green MSPs as junior ministers in the government, delivery of a shared policy platform, and Green support for the government on votes of confidence and supply.[2][3]
Following Sturgeon’s decision to resign as Scottish First Minister and Leader of the SNP in February 2023, her government continued in a caretaker capacity until her successor, Humza Yousaf, was elected by the party at the end of the following month.
- ^ "Nicola Sturgeon re-elected as Scotland's first minister". BBC News. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "SNP and Greens agree new power-sharing deal". BBC News. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "DRAFT COOPERATION AGREEMENT between THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT and THE SCOTTISH GREEN PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP" (PDF). gov.scot. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021.