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TheDepute First Meenister o Scotland (Scots Gaelic: Leas-Phrìomh Mhinistear) is the Depute tae theFirst Meenister o Scotland. The post is hauden biJohn Swinney syne 2014.[1] Syne the May 2021 election, he is baith Deputy First Meenister anCabinet Secretar fir Covid Recovery.[2]
The post isna recogneesed in statute (as agin the post o First Meenister, estaiblisht bi theScotland Act 1998), an its hauder is juist an ordinar member o theScots Executive,[3] but the post haes existit in practice syne the estaiblishment o theScots Pairlament an Scots Executive in 1999.
TheAddeetional Member Seestem uised for tae waleMemmers o the Scots Pairlament maks it haurd for an aesome pairty tae hae an absolute majority.[4] Frae 1999 tae 2007 the Scots Executive wis pitten thegither bi aLabour anLeeberal Democrat coalition. The First Meenister wis appyntit frae the majority coalition pairtner (Labour) an the Depute First Meenister frae the minority pairtner (Leeberal Democrats).[5]
Syne 2007, the Scots Executive haes been aScots National Pairty minority administration; the First MeenisterAlex Salmond appyntit the depute convenor o the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon, as Depute First Meenister.[6] And syne the 20t November 2014, Sturgeon wis hersel the First Meenister, an she appyntit John Swinney as her depute, and baith were re-electit in May 2021.
The responsibilities o the Depute First Meenister are set bi the First Meenister o Scotland.[1]
While the first First Meenister,Donald Dewar, wis seek, the then Depute First MeenisterJim Wallace teuk ower the rinnin o the Executive.[7]
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