List of Scottish governments explained

This is a list of all Scottish Parliaments and Governments (called the Scottish Executive from 1999 until 2008) the time of the introduction of devolved government for Scotland in 1999.

List

Party key		Labour
		Liberal Democrat
		Scottish Greens
		Scottish National Party

Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
1999–2000	Dewar		Donald Dewar		Jim Wallace		Labour
							Liberal Democrats
2000–01	McLeish		Henry McLeish		Jim Wallace		Labour
							Liberal Democrats
2001–03			Jack McConnell		Jim Wallace		Labour
							Liberal Democrats
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2003–07			Jack McConnell		Jim Wallace		Labour Party
					Nicol Stephen		Liberal Democrats
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2007–11	1st Salmond		Alex Salmond		Nicola Sturgeon		Scottish National Party
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2011–14	2nd Salmond		Alex Salmond		Nicola Sturgeon		Scottish National Party
2014–16	1st Sturgeon		Nicola Sturgeon		John Swinney		Scottish National Party
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2016–2021	2nd Sturgeon		Nicola Sturgeon		John Swinney		Scottish National Party
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2021–23	3rd Sturgeon		Nicola Sturgeon		John Swinney		Scottish National Party
							Scottish Greens
2023–24	1st Yousaf		Humza Yousaf		Shona Robison		Scottish National Party
							Scottish Greens
2024	2nd Yousaf		Humza Yousaf		Shona Robison		Scottish National Party
2024–present	Swinney		John Swinney		Kate Forbes		Scottish National Party

See also

• List of First Ministers of Scotland
• List of British governments
• List of Northern Ireland Executives
• List of Welsh Governments