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 of Scotland|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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