Original: Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 - 11 October 2000) was a Scottish Labor Party politician, and the first holder of the office of First Minister of Scotland, from the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until his death.
Simplified: Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 â "11 October 2000) was the first First Minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. He was the first person to hold the position of First Minister following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.