Second Salmond government | |
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 6thgovernment ofScotland | |
| 2011–2014 | |
 Salmond and his cabinet atBute House, 2011 | |
| Date formed | 19 May 2011 |
| Date dissolved | 18 November 2014 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| First Minister's history | MSP forBanff and Buchan (1999–2001) MSP forAberdeenshire East (2007–2016) |
| Deputy First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Majority 69 / 129 (53%) |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | Iain Gray (2011) Johann Lamont (2011-14) Jackie Baillie (2014) |
| History | |
| Election | 2011 general election |
| Legislature term | 4th Scottish Parliament |
| Budgets | 2012 Scottish budget 2013 Scottish budget 2014 Scottish budget |
| Predecessor | First Salmond government |
| Successor | First Sturgeon government |
Alex Salmond formed thesecond Salmond government on 19 May 2011 following his Scottish National Party's landslide victory in the2011 election to the4th Scottish Parliament. This was the first single-partymajority government in the history of the devolved parliament. Salmond's second government ended on 18 November 2014 upon his resignation asFirst Minister of Scotland.
On 18 May 2011, after Salmond was re-elected as first minister, his cabinet was increased in size, from five cabinet secretaries to eight.[1][2] Nicola Sturgeon was re-appointed asDeputy First Minister andHealth Secretary.John Swinney,Kenny McAskill andRichard Lochhead all remained in cabinet, withFiona Hyslop returning, having served asEducation Secretary from 2007 to 2009.Bruce Crawford andAlex Neil were promoted to cabinet.
In September 2012, Salmond made asnap reshuffle in light of the2014 Scottish independence referendum.[3] Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Neil switched roles, with Sturgeon taking on responsibility for the independence referendum. Bruce Crawford announced his retirement from government.
In 2014,Shona Robison andAngela Constance were promoted to cabinet. Robison oversaw relations for the2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Constance saw matters of employment.
Salmond announced his resignation asleader of the Scottish National Party on 19 September 2014 following theScottish independence referendum; his resignation as SNP Leader took effect on 14 November whenNicola Sturgeon was elected unopposed to replace him.
On the 18 November, Salmond officially resigned as first minister and two days later Sturgeon formed her first government, dissolving Salmond's cabinet.
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| Lord Advocate | The Right Hon.Frank MulhollandQC | 2011–2014 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Lesley ThomsonQC | 2011–2014 |
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