| Cabinet Name: | Second McConnell Government |
| Cabinet Number: | 4th |
| Cabinet Type: | government |
| Jurisdiction: | Scotland |
| Flag: | Flag of Scotland.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 2003–2007 |
| Date Formed: | 20 May 2003 |
| Date Dissolved: | 16 May 2007 |
| Government Head Title: | First Minister |
| Government Head: | Jack McConnell |
| Government Head History: | 2001–2007 |
| Other Government Minister Title: | Deputy First Minister |
| Other Government Minister: | Jim Wallace (1999-2005) Nicol Stephen (2005-2007) |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| State Head: | Elizabeth II |
| Legislature Status: | Majority (coalition) 67 / 129 (52%) |
| Opposition Party: | Scottish National Party |
| Opposition Leader: | John Swinney (2003-04) Nicola Sturgeon (2004-07) |
| Last Election: | 2007 general election |
| Legislature Term: | 2nd Scottish Parliament |
| Previous: | First McConnell government |
| Successor: | First Salmond government |
The second McConnell government (20 May 2003 – 16 May 2007) was formed following the 2003 general election to the 2nd Scottish Parliament. Jack McConnell was re-appointed as First Minister on 20 May 2003 and headed another Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition government.
On 14 May Labour and Liberal Democrat MSPs voted on a coalition deal, that had been finalised between the parties negotiating teams.[1]
Cabinet[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Minister | Term | Party | |
| First Minister | 2003–2007 | Labour | ||
| Deputy First Minister Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | 2003–2005 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2005–2007 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| Minister for Communities | 2003–2004 | |||
| 2004–2006 | ||||
| 2006–2007 | ||||
| Minister for Education and Young People | 2003–2006 | Labour | ||
| 2006–2007 | ||||
| Minister for Environment and Rural Development | 2003–2007 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Minister for Finance and Public Services | 2003–2004 | Labour | ||
| 2004–2007 | Labour | |||
| Minister for Health and Community Care | 2003–2004 | Labour | ||
| 2004–2007 | Labour | |||
| Minister for Justice | 2003–2007 | Labour | ||
| Minister for Parliament | 2003–2004 | Labour | ||
| 2004–2007 | Labour | |||
| Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | 2003–2004 | Labour | ||
| 2004–2007 | Labour | |||
| Minister for Transport and Telecommunications | 2003–2005 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2005–2006 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| rowspan= | Minister for Transport | 2006–2007 | Liberal Democrats | |
| Lord Advocate | The Rt Hon. Colin Boyd QC | 2003–2005 | Labour | |
| The Rt Hon. Elish Angiolini QC | 2005–2007 | |||
Junior ministers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Minister | Term | Party | |
| Deputy Minister for Education and Young People | 2003–2005 | |||
| 2005–2007 | ||||
| Deputy Minister for Communities | 2003–2007 | Labour | ||
| Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | 2003–2004 | Labour | ||
| 2004–2007 | Labour | |||
| Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business | 2003–2005 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2005–2007 | Liberal Democrats | |||
| Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care | 2003–2004 | Labour | ||
| 2004–2005 | Labour | |||
| 2005–2007 | Labour | |||
| Deputy Minister for Justice | 2003–2006 | Labour | ||
| 2006–2007 | Labour | |||
| 2003–2004 | Labour | |||
| 2004–2005 | Labour | |||
| 2005–2007 | ||||
| 2007 | ||||
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Elish Angiolini QC | 2003–2005 | ||
| John Beckett QC | 2005–2007 | Labour | ||