The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. The post is not recognised in statute (in comparison with the post of First Minister which is established by the Scotland Act 1998), and its holder is simply an ordinary member of the Scottish Government. The post has none-the-less existed since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive (now Scottish Government) in 1999.

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  • The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. The post is not recognised in statute (in comparison with the post of First Minister which is established by the Scotland Act 1998), and its holder is simply an ordinary member of the Scottish Government. The post has none-the-less existed since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive (now Scottish Government) in 1999. The Additional Member System used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament makes it difficult for a single party to have an absolute majority. Between 1999 and 2007, the Scottish Executive was formed by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition. The First Minister was appointed from the majority coalition partner (Labour) and the Deputy First Minister from the minority partner (Liberal Democrats). Although the Scottish National Party (SNP) formed a single party minority administration following the 2007 election, the post was not abolished despite there being no need to recognise the status of a second party leader, instead being given to the SNP Depute Leader Nicola Sturgeon MSP. During the illness of the first First Minister, Donald Dewar, the Deputy First Minister took over the running of the Executive as Acting First Minister. The spelling used in the titles of all Deputy First Ministers so far has not been in line with traditional Scottish usage, which uses the form "Depute" in preference to "Deputy".
  • Zastępca Pierwszego Ministra Szkocji zastepuje pierwszego ministra na uroczystościach i obradach egzekutywy. W razie śmierci lub niespodziewanej dymisji swego zwierzchnika zostaje p. o Pierwszego Ministra (dwa razy był nim Jim Wallace). Jim Wallace 7 maja 1999 - 23 czerwca 2005 Szkocka Partia Liberalnych Demokratów Nicol Stephen 23 czerwca 2005 - 16 maja 2007 Szkocka Partia Liberalnych Demokratów Nicola Sturgeon 16 maja 2007 - nadal Szkocka Partia Narodowa
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  • The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. The post is not recognised in statute (in comparison with the post of First Minister which is established by the Scotland Act 1998), and its holder is simply an ordinary member of the Scottish Government. The post has none-the-less existed since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive (now Scottish Government) in 1999.
  • Zastępca Pierwszego Ministra Szkocji zastepuje pierwszego ministra na uroczystościach i obradach egzekutywy. W razie śmierci lub niespodziewanej dymisji swego zwierzchnika zostaje p. o Pierwszego Ministra (dwa razy był nim Jim Wallace). Jim Wallace 7 maja 1999 - 23 czerwca 2005 Szkocka Partia Liberalnych Demokratów Nicol Stephen 23 czerwca 2005 - 16 maja 2007 Szkocka Partia Liberalnych Demokratów Nicola Sturgeon 16 maja 2007 - nadal Szkocka Partia Narodowa
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  • Deputy First Minister of Scotland
  • Zastępcy Pierwszego Ministra Szkocji
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