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Humza Yousaf, who served as first minister between March 2023 and May 2024 is the second shortest–serving first minister after a period in office of 1 year and 39 days. [3] Sturgeon is the longest-serving First Minister, having surpassed Salmond on 25 May 2022. [4] Salmond in turn spent a total of 7 and a half years in the role.
Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale, PC (born 30 June 1960) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2001 to 2007.
On 15 February 2023, Sturgeon resigned as first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party, pending a leadership election. [234] At a press conference in Bute House, Sturgeon insisted that her resignation was not due to "short term pressures" and stated that the job "takes its toll on you". [235]
Police searched the home Mr Murrell – the former chief executive of the party – shared with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday as part of an investigation into how £600,000 ...
Humza Haroon Yousaf (/ ˈ h ʌ m z ə ˈ j uː s ə f /; [1] born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from March 2023 until his resignation in May 2024.
Henry Baird McLeish (born 15 June 1948) is a Scottish politician, author, academic and former professional footballer who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to 2001. With a term of 1 year, 12 days, he is the shortest serving holder of that office .
The service was attended by members of Salmond's family and friends, including former prime minister Gordon Brown, first minister John Swinney, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay, acting leader of the Alba Party Kenny MacAskill, former first minister Henry McLeish, friend and MP David Davis and MSP ...
On three occasions over the first term of the Parliament, he became Acting First Minister: twice in 2000 due to at first the illness, and later the death, of the first First Minister Donald Dewar, and then again in 2001, after the resignation of Dewar's successor as First Minister, Henry McLeish. Each occasion lasted for only a few weeks.