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First McConnell government
3rd devolved government of Scotland
2001–2003
Date formed22 November 2001
Date dissolved20 May 2003
People and organisations
Head of stateElizabeth II
Head of governmentJack McConnell
Member partyLabour Party
Liberal Democrats
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
History
Outgoing election2003
Legislature term(s)1st Scottish Parliament
PredecessorMcLeish government
SuccessorSecond McConnell government

The First McConnell government (22 November 2001 – 27 March 2003) was formed by Jack McConnell on 22 November 2001 during the 1st Scottish Parliament, following Henry McLeish's resignation as First Minister as a consequence of the Officegate scandal. The McConnell government was a continuation of the Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition that had existed under the previous McLeish and Dewar governments.

List of ministers

Cabinet[1]

Post Minister Term Party
First Minister style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | The Rt Hon. Jack McConnell MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Deputy First Minister
Minister for Justice 		style="background-color: Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | The Rt Hon. Jim Wallace QC MSP 2001–2003 Liberal Democrats
Minister for Education and Young People style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Cathy Jamieson MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Minister for Social Justice rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Iain Gray MSP 2001–2002 Labour Party
Margaret Curran MSP 2002–2003 Labour Party
Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Wendy Alexander MSP 2001–2002 Labour Party
Iain Gray MSP 2002–2003 Labour Party
Minister for Culture and Sport style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Mike Watson MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Minister for Finance and Public Services style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Andy Kerr MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Minister for Health and Community Care style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Malcolm Chisholm MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Minister for Parliament style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Patricia Ferguson MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Minister for the Environment and Rural Development style="background-color: Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color; width: 1px" | Ross Finnie MSP 2001–2003 Liberal Democrats
Lord Advocate style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | The Rt Hon. Colin Boyd QC 2001–2003 Labour Party

Junior ministers[1]

Post Minister Term Party
Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Dr Elaine Murray MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Education and Young People style="background-color: Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color; width: 1px" | Nicol Stephen MSP 1999–2000 Liberal Democrats
Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Dr Lewis Macdonald MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Deputy Minister for the Environment and Rural Development style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Allan Wilson MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Peter Peacock MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Deputy Ministers for Health and Community Care rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Hugh Henry MSP 2001–2002 Liberal Democrats
Frank McAveety MSP 2002–2003 Labour Party
Mary Mulligan MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Justice rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Dr Richard Simpson MSP 2001–2002 Labour Party
Hugh Henry MSP 2002–2003 Labour Party
Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business style="background-color: Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color; width: 1px" | Euan Robson MSP 2001–2003 Liberal Democrats
Deputy Ministers for Social Justice rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | Margaret Curran MSP 2001–2003 Labour Party
Hugh Henry MSP 2002 Labour Party
Des McNulty MSP 2002–2003 Labour Party
Solicitor General for Scotland Elish Angiolini QC 2001–2003

Changes

Wendy Alexander resigned for her post of Enterprise Minister on 4 May 2002. Her vacancy was filled by Iain Gray, and his post as Social Justice Minister was in turn filled by Margaret Curran, who had been his deputy.[2] Hugh Henry left the post of Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care on 9 May 2002, and took up the post of Deputy Minister for Social Justice.[3][4] Frank McAveety filled his vacancy.[3] Richard Simpson resigned from his post as Deputy Justice Minister on 26 November 2002, and was replaced by Hugh Henry.[5] Des McNulty filled Henry's vacancy as Deputy Health Minister.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ministers, Law Officer and Ministerial Parliamentary Aides by Cabinet: Session 1" (PDF). www.parliament.scot. Scottish Parliament. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw (2012). The Strange Death of Labour Scotland. Edinburgh University Press. p. 111. ISBN 0748640010.
  3. ^ a b Stephen Khan (5 May 2002). "Reshuffle is condemned as 'trawling for talent'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Hugh Henry". scottish.parliament.uk. Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Minister quits over fire 'fascists' row". BBC News. 26 November 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Des McNulty". scottish.parliament.uk. Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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