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The Scottish Government is separate from the Scottish Parliament, with the parliament being made of 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament elected by the electorate of Scotland during Scottish Parliamentary elections. The Scottish Parliament acts as the law making body for devolved matters which fall under the responsibility of the Scottish ...
The first Scottish Government was formed between a coalition agreement between the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats, headed by the first minister Donald Dewar from 1999 until his death whilst serving in office in 2000.
In November 2015, the Scottish Government published a Scottish Elections (Dates) Bill, which proposed to extend the term of the Parliament to five years. [112] That Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 25 February 2016 and received Royal Assent on 30 March 2016, setting the new date for the election as 6 May 2021. [110]
They form the Scottish government, and are now led by Scotland's First Minister, John Swinney. They have 64 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and 9 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (MPs). The Scottish Conservatives are the Scottish wing of the UK-wide Conservative Party.
Women members of the Scottish Government (38 P) G. Great Officers of State of Scotland (9 C, 7 P) M. Ministers of the Scottish Government (2 C, 45 P) S.
The Scottish Cabinet is the main decision-making body of the Scottish Government, the devolved government of Scotland.It is headed by the first minister, and made up of the deputy first minister, cabinet secretaries of the Scottish Government, the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland (the Scottish Law Officers), the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government and the Minister ...
Scottish Parliament: Jurisdiction: Scotland: Meeting place: Scottish Parliament Building: Term: 13 May 2021 – Election: 2021: Government: Third Sturgeon government First Yousaf government Second Yousaf government Swinney government: Members: 129: Presiding Officer: Alison Johnstone: First Minister: Nicola Sturgeon (2021–2023) Humza Yousaf ...
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; Scottish Gaelic: Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; Scots: Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.