First Minister of Scotland
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First Minister of Scotland is the chief executive of the government of Scotland. The current First Minister of Scotland is Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party, since 29 March 2023 after Nicola Sturgeon resigned. 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.
List of First Ministers of Scotland
| No. | First Minister | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
| 1 | Donald Dewar | Scottish Labour | 13 May 1999 | 11 October 2000 |
| 2 | Henry McLeish | Scottish Labour | 26 October 2000 | 8 November 2001 |
| 3 | Jak McConnell | Scottish Labour | 22 November 2001 | 16 May 2007 |
| 4 | Alex Salmond | SNP | 16 May 2007 | 19 November 2014 |
| 5 | Nicola Sturgeon | SNP | 20 November 2014 | 29 March 2023 |
| 6 | Humza Yousaf | SNP | 29 March 2023 | Present |
Caretaker First Ministers of Scotland
- Jim Wallace (Scottish Liberal Democrats) - 11 October 2000 – 26 October 2000
- Jim Wallace (Liberal Democrats) – 8 November 2001 – 22 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 – 29 March 2023
- Shona Robison (Scottish National Party) – 29 March 2023 – present
Residence
The official residence of the First Minister is Bute House. It is located in Edinburgh.
First Minister Of Scotland Media
Logo for the Office of the First Minister of Scotland
Flag of Scotland. Ratio 3:5. The blue used is "royal" blue (Pantone 300), following the Scottish Parliament's recommendation of 2003. See also the traditional colour: Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg:
The Royal Banner of Scotland, also known as the "Lion Rampant", is the banner of the old arms of the King of Scots. It consists of a lion contained within a "tressure flory counter-flory" (In heraldic terminology, it is blazoned as Or, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counter-flory Gules* * English Royal Banner: Royal Banner of England.svg
First Minister Humza Yousaf being sworn in at the Court of Session
The Scottish Government Resilience Room in operation, chaired by the First Minister
The First Minister becomes a member of the Privy Council upon receiving the Royal Warrant from the monarch
The First Minister is responsible for chairing the Scottish Cabinet
First Minister Henry McLeish meets with U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office of the White House, 2001
The First Minister is supported by the Deputy First Minister
The first minister as ex officio the keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland is permitted to fly the Royal Banner of Scotland.
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