Contents

1 Dewar Government 2 McLeish Government 3 McConnell Government, 2001 4 McConnell Government, 2003 5 Current Ministerial Team

Dewar Government

Donald Dewar, Scotland's first First Minister, obtained the Scottish Parliament's approval to the first slate of members of the Scottish Executive and Junior Scottish Ministers on 19 May 1999.

Dewar Government 1999-2000

Portfolio	Holder
First Minister	Donald Dewar
Deputy First Minister	Jim Wallace
Minister for Children and Education	Sam Galbraith
Deputy Minister for Children and Education	Peter Peacock
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport	Rhona Brankin
Minister for Communities	Wendy Alexander
Deputy Minister for Communities	Jackie Baillie
Deputy Minister for Local Government	Frank McAveety
Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning	Henry McLeish
Deputy Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning	Nicol Stephen
Deputy Minister for Highlands and Islands and Gaelic	Alasdair Morrison
Minister for Finance	Jack McConnell
Minister for Health and Community Care	Susan Deacon
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care	Iain Gray
Minister for Justice	Jim Wallace
Deputy Minister for Justice	Angus MacKay
Minister for Parliament	Tom McCabe
Deputy Minister for Parliament	Iain Smith
Minister for Rural Affairs	Ross Finnie
Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs	John Home Robertson
Minister for Transport and the Environment	Sarah Boyack
Lord Advocate	Rt Hon Lord Hardie QC
Solicitor General for Scotland	Colin Boyd QC

In March 2000, Andrew Hardie was made a Senator of the College of Justice. His office as Lord Advocate was filled by the Solicitor General, Colin Boyd, and the office of Solicitor General was filled by Neil Davidson

McLeish Government

Following the death of Donald Dewar, Henry McLeish was appointed as First Minister on 26 Oct 2000.

McLeish Government 2000-2001

Portfolio	Holder
First Minister	Henry McLeish
Deputy First Minister	Jim Wallace
Minister for Education, Europe & External Affairs	Jack McConnell
Deputy Minister for Education, Europe & External Affairs	Nicol Stephen
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport	Rhona Brankin
Minister for Social Justice	Jackie Baillie
Deputy Minister for Social Justice	Margaret Curran
Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning	Wendy Alexander
Deputy Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning and Gaelic	Alasdair Morrison
Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture	Sam Galbraith
Deputy Minister for Sport and Culture	Allan Wilson
Minister for Finance and Local Government	Angus MacKay
Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government	Peter Peacock
Minister for Health and Community Care	Susan Deacon
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care	Malcolm Chisholm
Minister for Justice	Jim Wallace
Deputy Minister for Justice	Iain Gray
Minister for Parliament	Tom McCabe
Deputy Minister for Parliament	Tavish Scott
Minister for Rural Development	Ross Finnie
Deputy Minister for Rural Development	Rhona Brankin
Minister for Transport	Sarah Boyack
Lord Advocate	Colin Boyd QC
Solicitor General for Scotland	Neil Davidson QC

Tavish Scott resigned on 9 March 2001 following disagreement with Scottish Executive policy on fisheries. He was replaced by Euan Robson . Sam Galbraith resigned on 20 March 2001, and his environment portfolio was combined with that of rural development. Planning was added to the Transport portfolio, and Lewis Macdonald was appointed as Deputy Minister for Transport and Planning. Allan Wilson became Deputy Minister for Sport, the Arts and Culture, reporting to the First Minister.

McConnell Government, 2001

Following Henry McLeish's resignation as First Minister, Jack McConnell was appointed as First Minister 22 Nov 2001

McConnell Government 2001-2003

Portfolio	Holder
First Minister	Jack McConnell
Deputy First Minister	Jim Wallace
Minister for Education and Young People	Cathy Jamieson
Deputy Minister for Education and Young People	Nicol Stephen
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport	Rhona Brankin
Minister for Social Justice	Iain Gray
Deputy Minister for Social Justice	Margaret Curran
Minister for Enterprise, Transport & Lifelong Learning	Wendy Alexander
Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Transport & Lifelong Learning	Lewis Macdonald
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport	Mike Watson
Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport	Elaine Murray
Minister for Finance and Public Services	Andy Kerr
Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services	Peter Peacock
Minister for Health and Community Care	Malcolm Chisholm
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care	Hugh Henry
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care	Mary Mulligan
Minister for Justice	Jim Wallace
Deputy Minister for Justice	Richard Simpson
Minister for Parliamentary Business	Patricia Ferguson
Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business	Euan Robson
Minister for Environment and Rural Development	Ross Finnie
Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development	Allan Wilson
Minister for Transport	Sarah Boyack
Lord Advocate	Colin Boyd QC
Solicitor General for Scotland	Elish Angiolini

On 4 May 2002, Wendy Alexander resigned from the Scottish Executive. Her post as Enterprise Minister was filled by Iain Gray, and his post as Social Justice Minister was in turn filled by Margaret Curran, who had been his deputy. Hugh Henry moved from Health to become Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Frank McAveety returned to ministerial office as one of the Deputy Ministers for Health and Community Care.

McConnell Government, 2003

A further reshuffle followed the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003.

McConnell Government 2003-

Portfolio	Holder
First Minister	Jack McConnell
Deputy First Minister	Jim Wallace
Minister for Education and Young People	Peter Peacock
Deputy Minister for Education and Young People	Euan Robson
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport	Rhona Brankin
Minister for Communities	Margaret Curran
Deputy Minister for Communities	Mary Mulligan
Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning	Jim Wallace
Deputy Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning	Lewis Macdonald
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport	Frank McAveety
Minister for Finance and Public Services	Andy Kerr
Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services	Tavish Scott
Minister for Health and Community Care	Malcolm Chisholm
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care	Tom McCabe
Minister for Justice	Cathy Jamieson
Deputy Minister for Justice	Hugh Henry
Minister for Parliamentary Business	Patricia Ferguson
Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business	Tavish Scott
Minister for Environment and Rural Development	Ross Finnie
Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development	Allan Wilson
Minister for Transport	Nicol Stephen
Lord Advocate	Colin Boyd QC
Solicitor General for Scotland	Elish Angiolini

In October 2004, Frank McAveety and Mary Mulligan stepped down as ministers. Andy Kerr moved from Finance to Health, with Rhona Brankin as his deputy. Margaret Curran moved from Communities to Parliamentary Business, and Patricia Ferguson took over Tourism, Culture & Sport. Malcolm Chisholm moved to Communities, with Johann Lamont as his deputy. Tom McCabe moved to Finance to replace Andy Kerr, and Allan Wilson and Lewis Macdonald exchanged their Environment & Rural Development and Enterprise & Lifelong Learning portfolios.

Current Ministerial Team

The current ministerial team can be seen at Scottish Executive.