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The office of Leader of the Scottish Labour Party was established when the Scottish Parliament was formed in 1999 and prior to its inaugural election.Until the Murphy and Boyack review in 2011, the office was Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament and restricted to members of the Scottish Parliament.
Richard Leonard (born January 1962) is a British politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), as one of the additional members for the Central Scotland region, since 2016. He ideologically identifies as a socialist, democrat and internationalist.
Anas Sarwar (born 14 March 1983) is a Scottish Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021.He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since 2016, having been Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central from 2010 to 2015.
On 27 February 2021, former Deputy Leader Anas Sarwar was elected Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, defeating rival Monica Lennon by 57.6% to 42.4% and promised to heal and unite the party. [101] At the 2021 Scottish Parliament election , Labour lost a further two seats including the constituency seat of East Lothian , bringing their number ...
This is a list of Scottish Labour MSPs. It includes all members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who represented Scottish Labour in the Scottish Parliament . List of MSPs
His term ended on 16 May 2007, following the defeat of the Scottish Labour Party in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, where the Scottish National Party formed a minority government. McConnell entered office amid the aftermath of the Scottish Parliament's first political scandal and suffered fierce opposition from the Leader of the ...
Iain Gray, Scottish Labour Party leader; 16 June – Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk 2016–present; 11 July – Johann Lamont, Scottish Labour Party leader; 23 September – Fergus Ewing, Scottish National Party minister; 6 October – Moray Hunter, comedian; 15 October – Michael Caton-Jones, actor, director, and producer
He was re-elected to Parliament at five subsequent general elections, was Chairman of the Labour Party in Scotland, and was appointed to the Privy Council. [16] Robertson with U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen at the Pentagon on 3 June 1998. After Labour won the 1997 general election, Robertson was appointed Secretary of State for Defence.