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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 first minister of Scotland is the head of government of Scotland, leader of the Scottish Government and keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland.The first minister is responsible for the exercise of functions by the Cabinet of the Scottish Government; policy development and coordination; relationships with the rest of the United Kingdom, Europe and international relations.
Since 2007, the Scottish Government has been run by the Scottish National Party, forming a majority government for the first time in the history of the Scottish Government following the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections. [36] In 2007, Alex Salmond became the first politician from the SNP to lead the Scottish Government. [37]
The First Minister is directly responsible for each of the corresponding resilience levels in Scotland, and has the responsibility of the Scottish Government Liaison Offices who can be deployed in emergencies and national crisis to act as the principal point of contact for the First Minister, Scottish Government and other Scottish ministers. [24]
However, all three parties are now fully independent. The Scottish Greens won their first seat in the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and currently have 7 MSPs, but have never returned any MPs. Reform UK Scotland is the Scottish wing of the UK-wide Reform UK. It is a Eurosceptic and right-wing populist party.
Scottish Government; Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland) Solicitor General for Scotland This page was last edited on 29 July 2023, at 20:48 (UTC). Text is ...
Ministers of the Scottish Government (2 C, 45 P) S. Solicitors general for Scotland (104 P)
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 ...