McLeish government explained

Cabinet Name:	McLeish government
Cabinet Number:	2nd
Cabinet Type:	government
Flag:	Flag of Scotland.svg
Flag Border:	true
Jurisdiction:	Scotland
Incumbent:	2000–2001
Date Formed:	27 October 2000
Date Dissolved:	8 November 2001
Government Head Title:	First Minister
Government Head:	Henry McLeish
Government Head History:	2000–2001
Deputy Government Head:	Jim Wallace
State Head Title:	Monarch
State Head:	Elizabeth II
Legislature Status:	Majority (coalition) 72 / 129 (56%)
Opposition Party:	Scottish National Party
Opposition Leader:	John Swinney
Legislature Term:	1st Scottish Parliament
Previous:	Dewar government
Successor:	First McConnell government

Henry McLeish formed the McLeish government on 27 October 2000 following his appointment as the First Minister of Scotland. It followed the death of Donald Dewar on 11 October 2000 during the 1st Scottish Parliament. It was a continuation of the Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition that had been formed following the first election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999.

Cabinet

October 2000 to November 2001

Party

Cabinet ministers
First Minister		Henry McLeish	2000–2001		Labour
Deputy First Minister			1999–2005		Lib Dem
Minister for Justice			1999–2003
Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs		Jack McConnell	2000–2001		Labour
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning		Wendy Alexander	2000–2001		Labour
		Sam Galbraith	2000–2001		Labour
Minister for Finance and Local Government			2000–2001		Labour
Minister for Health and Community Care		Susan Deacon	1999–2001		Labour
Minister for Rural Development		Ross Finnie	1999–2000		Lib Dem
		Jackie Baillie	2000–2001		Labour
Minister for Transport		Sarah Boyack	1999–2001		Labour
Also attending cabinet meetings
Permanent Secretary		Muir Russell	1999–2003		Independent
Minister for Parliament		Tom McCabe	1999–2001		Labour
Lord Advocate		Colin Boyd QC	2000–2006		Labour

Changes

• Sam Galbraith resigned from his post of Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture on 20 March 2001.^[1] Following his resignation, the environment portfolio was combined with that of rural development, planning was added to the transport portfolio, and the sport and culture portfolio was given Deputy Minister Allan Wilson without a promotion to minister. In addition, a new post of Deputy Minister for Transport and Planning in line with the expanded transport portfolio. This post was filled by Lewis Macdonald.^{[2] [3]}

List of ministers

October 2000 to November 2001

Junior ministers^[4]
Post	Minister		Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs			2000–2001	Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Social Justice			2000–2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning and Gaelic			2000–2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Highlands and Islands and Gaelic			2000–2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport		Allan Wilson MSP	2000–2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government			2000–2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care			2000–2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Justice			2000–2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Parliament			2000–2001	Liberal Democrat
			2000–2001	Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Rural Development			2000–2001	Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Transport and Planning			2000–2001	Labour Party
Solicitor General for Scotland		Neil Davidson QC	2000–2001	Labour Party

Changes

Tavish Scott resigned from his post of Deputy Minister for Parliament on 9 March 2001.^{[5] [6]} He was replaced by Euan Robson.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: 20 March 2001 . 'Outgoing' minister puts health first . BBC News . 20 January 2016.
2. News: 21 March 2001 . Environment job is abolished as Galbraith quits . The Daily Telegraph . 20 January 2016.
3. Web site: Lewis Macdonald . 20 January 2016 . scottish.parliament.uk . Scottish Parliament.
4. Web site: Scottish Ministers . Scottish Parliament . www.scottish.parliament.uk . 20 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010418051406/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/cabinet.html . 18 April 2001.
5. News: Fish row claims first casualty . BBC News . 10 March 2001 . 20 January 2016.
6. Web site: Tavish Scott . Scottish Parliament . scottish.parliament.uk . 20 January 2016.
7. Web site: Euan Robson . Scottish Parliament . scottish.parliament.uk . 20 January 2016.