FIRST MINISTERS
No.	NAME	DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH	POLITICAL PARTIES IN GOVERNMENT	DATE OF ELECTION	DATE OF APPOINTMENT	DATE OF LEAVING OFFICE	REASON FOR LEAVING OFFICE
1	DONALD Campbell DEWAR	(b 21 Aug 1937, d 11 Oct 2000)	Labour, Liberal Democrat	13 May 1999	17 May 1999 [Assumed power 1 Jul 1999]	11 Oct 2000	Died
2	HENRY Baird McLEISH	(b15 Jun 1948, )	Labour, Liberal Democrat	26 Oct 2000	27 Oct 2000	8 Nov 2001	Criticism of conduct regarding personal expense claims
3	JACK Wilson McCONNELL	(b 30Jun 1960, )	Labour, Liberal Democrat	(1) 22 Nov 2001	26 Nov 2001	16 May 2007	Loss of majority in general election and consequnt loss of vote for First Minister
				(2) 15 May 2003
4	Alexander (ALEX) Elliott Anderson SALMOND	(b 31 Dec 1954, )	Scottish National Party (SNP)	(1) 16 May 2007	16 May 2007	19 Nov 2014	Resignation as party leader following defeat in Independence Referendum
				(2) 18 May 2011
5	NICOLA Ferguson STURGEON	(b 19 Jul 1970, )	Scottish National Party (SNP)	19 Nov 2014	20 Nov 2014
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