Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness

The Right Honourable

The Lord Wallace of Tankerness

PC KC FRSE
The Right Honourable; The Lord Wallace of Tankerness; PC KC FRSE
	Official portrait, 2019
Acting First Minister of Scotland
	In office; 8 November 2001 – 27 November 2001
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Henry McLeish
Succeeded by	Jack McConnell
	In office; 11 October 2000 – 27 October 2000
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Donald Dewar
Succeeded by	Henry McLeish
Deputy First Minister of Scotland
	In office; 19 May 1999 – 23 June 2005
First Minister	Donald Dewar; Henry McLeish; Jack McConnell;
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Nicol Stephen
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
	In office; 18 April 1992 – 23 June 2005
Deputy	Michael Moore
UK party leader	Paddy Ashdown; Charles Kennedy;
President	Russell Johnston; Malcolm Bruce;
Preceded by	Malcolm Bruce
Succeeded by	Nicol Stephen
Prime Minister
Ministerial offices
Advocate General for Scotland
	In office; 14 May 2010 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord Davidson of Glen Clova
Succeeded by	The Lord Keen of Elie
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
	In office; 15 October 2013 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Leader	The Lord Hill of Oareford; The Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Preceded by	The Lord McNally
Succeeded by	The Earl Howe
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
	In office; 21 May 2003 – 27 June 2005
First Minister	Jack McConnell
Preceded by	Iain Gray (Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning)
Succeeded by	Nicol Stephen
Minister for Justice
	In office; 19 May 1999 – 21 May 2003
First Minister	Donald Dewar; Henry McLeish;
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Cathy Jamieson
Preceded by
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords
	Lord Temporal
	Life peerage ; 13 November 2007
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for Orkney
	In office; 6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Liam McArthur
Member of Parliament; for Orkney and Shetland
	In office; 9 June 1983 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Jo Grimond
Succeeded by	Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat portfolios
1988–1992	Chief Whip
2013–2016	Leader in the House of Lords
Liberal portfolios
1987–1988	Chief Whip
Personal details
Born	25 August 1954 (age 69); Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Spouse(s)	Rosemary Fraser (m. 1983)
Education	Annan Academy, Dumfriesshire
Alma mater	Downing College, Cambridge; University of Edinburgh

James Robert Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, PC, KC, FRSE (born 25 August 1954) is a Scottish politician serving as a Liberal Democrat life peer in the British House of Lords since 2007 and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 2021 to 2022.^[1] He was the Deputy First Minister of Scotland from 1999 to 2005. He was the acting First Minister twice in 2000 and 2001. He was formerly Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 1992 to 2005 and Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords from 2013 to 2016.

References change

↑ "Former deputy FM named Church of Scotland moderator". STV News. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-10-27. For the duration of the appointment, Wallace gave up his political affiliation.

This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

[1] "Former deputy FM named Church of Scotland moderator". STV News. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-10-27. For the duration of the appointment, Wallace gave up his political affiliation.

[1]