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The Scottish Government's main headquarters are based at St Andrew's House in the capital city, Edinburgh. Additionally, the Scottish Government has offices at Victoria Quay, Saughton House and Bute House (the official residence of the first minister), all located in Edinburgh, with an additional office at 5 Atlantic Quay in Glasgow.
This is a list of all Scottish Parliaments and Governments (called the Scottish Executive from 1999 until 2008) from the time of the introduction of devolved government for Scotland in 1999.
The politics of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Poilitigs na h-Alba) operate within the constitution of the United Kingdom, of which Scotland is a country.Scotland is a democracy, being represented in both the Scottish Parliament and the Parliament of the United Kingdom since the Scotland Act 1998.
Executive agencies form part of the Scottish Government, but have a specific, well-defined remit. They are staffed by civil servants and headed by a Chief Executive, who is a civil servant, and are directly accountable to the government. [2] [8] Accountant in Bankruptcy; Disclosure Scotland; Education Scotland; Forestry and Land Scotland ...
Sturgeon was nominated by a vote of the 6th Scottish Parliament for appointment to the post of First Minister on 18 May 2021 and announced the formation of a new Scottish National Party minority government on 19 May. [1] Sturgeon is the first First Minister to form a third government. Her cabinet, like her previous two, is 50/50 gender neutral.
The Scottish Government (est.1999) — Scotland's current government, responsible for devolved Scottish matters and others not reserved to the British Parliament of the United Kingdom. The party, or parties, that hold the majority of seats in the Scottish Parliament forms the Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government, headed by the first minister who chairs the cabinet and responsible for government policy and international engagement. [14] [15] Further powers are devolved to local government from the Scottish Government to the countries 32 subdivisions (known as "council areas"). [16] [17]
The Scottish electoral system is designed to make single-party government difficult to achieve. [5] The Scottish National Party (SNP) has been in power in Scotland since 2007. [6] The Scottish Parliament election in 2021 resulted in a hung parliament with the SNP winning 64 seats, one short of an overall majority. [7]