First Minister of Scotland

The first minister of Scotland is the leader of the Scottish Government and keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. The first minister chairs the Scottish Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development and presentation of Scottish Government policy. Additional functions of the first minister include promoting and representing Scotland in an official capacity, at home and abroad.
== List ==
No. 	Name 	Term of Office 	Political Party	Events
1 	Donald Dewar 	17 May 1999 - 11 October 2000 	
* Scottish Labour Party	
* Death in office
Acting	Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness	 	
* Scottish Liberal Democrats	
2 	Henry McLeish 	27 October 2000 - 8 November 2001	
* Scottish Labour Party	
* Officegate
Acting	Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness	 	
* Scottish Liberal Democrats	
3 	Jack McConnell 	27 November 2001 - 16 May 2007 	
* Scottish Labour Party	
4 	Alex Salmond 	17 May 2007 - 18 November 2004 	
* Scottish National Party	
* Fingerprint Inquiry
* Passage of the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013
* 2014 Scottish independence referendum
5 	Nicola Sturgeon 	20 November 2014 - present 	
* Scottish National Party	
* Resignation of Derek Mackay
* COVID-19 pandemic
== Links ==
* First Minister of Scotland on Wikipedia
== References ==
Category:Real first ministers
Category:Real First Ministers of Scotland