Donald Dewar formed the Dewar government on 13 May 1999 following his appointment as the
inaugural First Minister of Scotland. The
first devolved executive of Scotland, it consisted of
Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak of ...
and the
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats ( gd, Pàrtaidh Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Leeberal Democrats) is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, a part of the United Kingdom Liberal Democrats. The party currently holds 4 of ...
, who formed a
coalition
A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces.
Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
on 14 May 1999. The government dissolved and was succeeded by the
McLeish government in the aftermath of
Dewar's death on 11 October 2000.
Cabinet
May 1999 to October 2000
Changes
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Lord Hardie unexpectedly resigned from his post as
Lord Advocate
His Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate ( gd, Morair Tagraidh, sco, Laird Advocat), is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved p ...
on 17 February 2000. The post was filled by the then
Solicitor General,
Colin Boyd, who was in turn replaced by
Neil Davidson.
Junior ministers
References
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Scottish governments
1999 establishments in Scotland
2000 disestablishments in Scotland
Coalition governments of the United Kingdom
Ministries of Elizabeth II