Executive_of_the_3rd_Scottish_Parliament

First Salmond government

First Salmond government

Scottish Government led by Alex Salmond from 2007 to 2011

The first Salmond government, which was sworn in on 17 May 2007 at the start of the 3rd Scottish Parliament, was an SNP minority government. Having won the largest number of seats in the general election (47 of 129) the SNP sought to form a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats. When those talks failed, the SNP chose to form a one-party minority government. The SNP and Scottish Greens signed an agreement where the Greens supported SNP ministerial appointments, but did not offer support for any confidence or budget votes ("confidence and supply").[1] SNP leader, Alex Salmond was elected First Minister on 16 May 2007; he was officially sworn in and his slate of ministerial appointments were ratified by the Scottish Parliament the following day.

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History

Due to the agreement signed with the Greens, Salmond's investiture vote was successful despite only having 47 of 129 seats in the Parliament. The vote was 49–46, with the SNP and Greens voting in favour and the 46 Scottish Labour MSPs voting against, with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats abstaining.[2]

On 16 May 2007, a few hours after Salmond was sworn in by parliament, he announced his intention to form a government composed of five cabinet secretaries and ten junior ministers.[3] Furthermore, the Lord Advocate lost her seat in the cabinet.[4]

A cabinet reshuffle took place in February 2009.[5]

Cabinet

May 2007 to February 2009

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February 2009 to May 2011

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Changes

Junior Ministers

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Scottish Law Officers

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References

  1. [1]
    "SNP and Greens sign working deal". BBC News. BBC. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Salmond elected as first minister". BBC News. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Salmond announces his new cabinet". BBC News. 16 May 2007.
  4. [4]
    "Legal official loses Cabinet seat". BBC News. 22 May 2007.
  5. [5]
    "Cabinet and ministers at-a-glance - A guide to who's who in the Scottish government". BBC News. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  6. [6]
    "Scottish Ministers, Law Officers and Parliamentary Liaison Officers by Cabinet: Session 3" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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