List of Scottish governments

This is a list of all Scottish Parliaments and Governments from the time of the introduction of devolved government for Scotland in 1999.
The first Scottish Government was formed between a coalition agreement between the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats, headed by the first minister Donald Dewar from 1999 until his death whilst serving in office in 2000. The incumbent Scottish Government, the Swinney government, is a Scottish National Party minority government which was formed in May 2024 and is headed by first minister John Swinney.

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1st Parliament">1st Scottish Parliament">1st Parliament

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2nd Parliament">2nd Scottish Parliament">2nd Parliament

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3rd Parliament">3rd Scottish Parliament">3rd Parliament

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4th Parliament">4th Scottish Parliament">4th Parliament

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5th Parliament">5th Scottish Parliament">5th Parliament

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6th Parliament">6th Scottish Parliament">6th Parliament

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