Leader of the Scottish Labour Party explained

Post:Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Incumbent:Anas Sarwar
Incumbentsince:27 February 2021
Formation:7 May 1999
Inaugural:Donald Dewar
Deputy:Jackie Baillie
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Insigniacaption:Logo for the Scottish Labour Party

The office of Leader of the Scottish Labour Party was established when the Scottish Parliament was formed in 1999 and prior to its inaugural election. Until the Murphy and Boyack review in 2011, the office was Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament and restricted to members of the Scottish Parliament. Since the review, the office has been opened up to all elected Scottish Labour politicians, including those involved in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and local government.

List

No.ImageNameTerm startTerm endSource
1 7 May 1999 11 October 2000 [1]
2 27 October 2000 8 November 2001 [2]
8 November 2001 22 November 2001 [3]
3 22 November 2001 15 August 2007 [4]
15 August 2007 14 September 2007
4 14 September 2007 28 June 2008 [5]
28 June 2008 13 September 2008
5 13 September 2008 17 December 2011 [6]
6 17 December 2011 24 October 2014 [7]
24 October 2014 13 December 2014
7 Jim Murphy
13 December 2014 13 June 2015 [8]
Kezia Dugdale
13 June 2015 15 August 2015 [9]
8 15 August 2015 29 August 2017 [10]
29 August 2017 15 November 2017 [11] [12]
15 November 2017 18 November 2017
9 18 November 2017 14 January 2021 [13]
14 January 2021 27 February 2021
10 27 February 2021 [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donald Dewar. 2021-07-25. www.parliament.scot. en.
  2. Web site: Henry McLeish. 2022-01-30. www.parliament.scot. en.
  3. As deputy leader at the time of a leadership election.
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6946730.stm McConnell quits Labour leadership
  5. Web site: Wendy Alexander. 2022-01-30. www.parliament.scot. en.
  6. News: Gray becomes Scots Labour leader. 13 September 2008. bbc.co.uk. 11 February 2010.
  7. News: 17 December 2011. Johann Lamont named new Scottish Labour leader. BBC News.
  8. Web site: MP Jim Murphy named Scottish Labour leader. . 13 December 2014 . BBC News . 13 December 2014.
  9. Web site: 13 June 2015. Scottish Labour agree to swathe of party reforms – and new leader will be announced on August 15th. 13 June 2015. LabourList.
  10. Web site: Kezia Dugdale. 2022-01-30. www.parliament.scot. en.
  11. Web site: 29 August 2017. Kezia Dugdale quits as Scottish Labour leader. www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. Web site: 2019-10-04. Alex Rowley steps down as interim Scottish Labour leader. 2020-10-09. Holyrood Website. en.
  13. News: 18 November 2017. Richard Leonard to lead Scottish Labour. BBC News. live. 18 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171118085350/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-42024155. 18 November 2017.
  14. Web site: Rodgers. Sienna. 2021-02-27. Anas Sarwar elected as new leader of Scottish Labour Party. 2021-02-27. LabourList. en-GB.