McLeish government

McLeish government
2nd devolved government of Scotland
2000–2001
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Date formed	27 October 2000
Date dissolved	8 November 2001
People and organisations
Head of government	Henry McLeish
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Member party	Labour Party Liberal Democrats
Status in legislature	Majority
History
Legislature term(s)	1st Scottish Parliament
Predecessor	Dewar government
Successor	First McConnell government

The McLeish government (27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001) was formed following the death of Donald Dewar on 11 October 2000 during the 1st Scottish Parliament. Henry McLeish was appointed as First Minister on 27 October 2000. It was a continuation of the Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition that had been formed following the first election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999.

List of ministers

Cabinet
Post	Minister		Term	Party
First Minister		The Rt Hon. Henry McLeish MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy First Minister Minister for Justice		The Rt Hon. Jim Wallace QC MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Liberal Democrats
Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs		Jack McConnell MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Minister for Social Justice		Jackie Baillie MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning		Wendy Alexander MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture (Post abolished in March 2001)		Sam Galbraith MSP	2000–Mar. 2001	Labour Party
Minister for Finance and Local Government		Angus MacKay MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Minister for Health and Community Care		Susan Deacon MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Minister for Parliament		Tom McCabe MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Minister for Rural Development (Environment and Rural Development from March 2001)		Ross Finnie MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Liberal Democrats
Minister for Transport and Telecommunications (Transport and Planning from March 2001)		Sarah Boyack MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Lord Advocate		The Rt Hon. Colin Boyd QC	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party

Junior ministers
Post	Minister		Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs		Nicol Stephen MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Social Justice		Margaret Curran MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning and Gaelic		Alasdair Morrison MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Highlands and Islands and Gaelic		Alasdair Morrison MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport (Sport, the Arts and Culture from March 2001)		Allan Wilson MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government		Peter Peacock MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care		Malcolm Chisholm MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Justice		Iain Gray MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Parliament		Tavish Scott MSP	2000–Mar. 2001	Liberal Democrat
		Euan Robson MSP	Mar.–Nov. 2001	Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Rural Development (Environment and Rural Development from March 2001)		Rhona Brankin MSP	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Transport and Planning		Lewis Macdonald MSP	Mar.–Nov. 2001	Labour Party
Solicitor General for Scotland		Neil Davidson QC	2000–Nov. 2001	Labour Party

Changes

Tavish Scott resigned from his post of Deputy Minister for Parliament on 9 March 2001. He was replaced by Euan Robson.

Sam Galbraith resigned from his post of Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture on 20 March 2001. Following his resignation, the environment portfolio was combined with that of rural development, planning was added to the transport portfolio, and the sport and culture portfolio was given Deputy Minister Allan Wilson without a promotion to minister. In addition, a new post of Deputy Minister for Transport and Planning in line with the expanded transport portfolio. This post was filled by Lewis Macdonald.