First Minister of Scotland
position
First Minister of Scotland is the chief executive of the government of Scotland. The current First Minister of Scotland is Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party, since 29 March 2023 after Nicola Sturgeon resigned. The first was Donald Dewar, who died in office in 2000. Alex Salmond was the longest-serving First Minister with over seven-and-a-half years in office. The official residence of First Minister is Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland.

List of First Ministers of Scotland Edit
No. | First Minister | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Start | End | |||
1 | Donald Dewar | Scottish Labour | 13 May 1999 | 11 October 2000 |
2 | Henry McLeish | Scottish Labour | 26 October 2000 | 8 November 2001 |
3 | Jak McConnell | Scottish Labour | 22 November 2001 | 16 May 2007 |
4 | Alex Salmond | SNP | 16 May 2007 | 19 November 2014 |
5 | Nicola Sturgeon | SNP | 20 November 2014 | 29 March 2023 |
6 | Humza Yousaf | SNP | 29 March 2023 | Present |
Caretaker First Ministers of Scotland Edit
- Jim Wallace (Scottish Liberal Democrats) - 11 October 2000 – 26 October 2000
- Jim Wallace (Liberal Democrats) – 8 November 2001 – 22 November 2001
Deputy First Ministers of Scotland Edit
- Jim Wallace (Scottish Liberal Democrats) – 19 May 1999 – 23 June 2005
- Nicol Stephen (Scottish Liberal Democrats) – 27 June 2005 – 17 May 2007
- Nicola Sturgeon (Scottish National Party) – 17 May 2007 – 19 November 2014
- John Swinney (Scottish National Party) – 21 November 2014 – 29 March 2023
- Shona Robison (Scottish National Party) – 29 March 2023 – present
Residence Edit
The official residence of the First Minister is Bute House. It is located in Edinburgh.