Henry McLeish

The Right Honourable

Henry McLeish
The Right Honourable; Henry McLeish
	Official portrait, 2000
First Minister of Scotland
	In office; 27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Jim Wallace
Preceded by	Donald Dewar
Succeeded by	Jack McConnell
Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland
	In office; 27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001; Acting: 11 October 2000 – 27 October 2000
Deputy	Cathy Jamieson
UK party leader	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Donald Dewar
Succeeded by	Jack McConnell
First Minister
Ministerial offices
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
	In office; 19 May 1999 – 26 October 2000
First Minister	Donald Dewar; Jim Wallace (Acting);
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Wendy Alexander
Minister of State for Scotland
	In office; 6 May 1997 – 29 June 1999
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	James Douglas-Hamilton
Succeeded by	Brian Wilson
Preceded by
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for Central Fife
	In office; 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Christine May
Member of Parliament; for Central Fife
	In office; 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Willie Hamilton
Succeeded by	John MacDougall
Personal details
Born	Henry Baird McLeish; 15 June 1948 (age 75); Methil, Fife, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Labour
Spouse(s)	Margaret Drysdale; (m. 1968; div. 1995); Julie Fulton; (m. 1998; div. 2011); Caryn Nicolson (m. 2012);
Children	4
Parents	Harry McLeish (father) ; Mary Slaven Baird (mother)
Education	Buckhaven High School
Alma mater	Heriot-Watt University
Occupation	Politician; Footballer; Author; Academic;
Cabinet	McLeish government
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963	Leeds United
1963–1968	East Fife
National team
1966	Scotland U18
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henry Baird McLeish (born 15 June 1948) is a Scottish politician, author, academic and former professional footballer who was First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to 2001. With a term of 1 year, 12 days, he is the shortest serving holder of that office. He was the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2000 to 2001. He resigned because of a financial scandal known as Officegate.^[1]

Notes change

↑ Jim Wallace acted from 11 October 2000 to 26 October 2000
↑ Jim Wallace acted from 8 November 2001 to 27 November 2001
↑ Scottish Labour was known as the Labour Party in Scotland until the 2011 Murphy and Boyack review, when the title was changed to Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

References change

↑ "First Minister McLeish resigns". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.

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[1] Jim Wallace acted from 11 October 2000 to 26 October 2000

[2] Jim Wallace acted from 8 November 2001 to 27 November 2001

[3] Scottish Labour was known as the Labour Party in Scotland until the 2011 Murphy and Boyack review, when the title was changed to Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

[4] "First Minister McLeish resigns". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.

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