The Scottish Government

'A tiny typo crept into the title of Jack McConnell's first speech of the new parliamentary session. "Scotland's Future" read the billing. "The Future of Labour in Scotland" might have been a touch more accurate.' Ian Bell in the Herald, 6 th September 2006.

The Government of Scotland

The Scottish Cabinet, 27 th November 2001 - 20 th May 2003

The constituency office of Henry B. Mcleish MP

The First Minister
	First Minister & Custodian of the Great Seal of Scotland
	Rt Hon Jack McConnell, MSP
Ministers		Deputy Ministers
	Deputy First Minister, Minister for Justice		Deputy Minister for Justice
	Rt Hon James Wallace, QC MSP		Dr Richard Simpson MSP
			(resigned 26 th November 2002)
			Deputy Minister for Justice
			Hugh Henry MSP
			(from 26 th November 2002)
	Minister for Education, & Young People		Deputy Minister for Education & Young People
	Cathy Jamieson, MSP		Nicol Stephen, MSP
	Minister for Health & Community Care		Deputy Minister for Minister for Health & Community Care
	Malcolm Chisholm, MSP		Hugh Henry MSP
	Health & Community Care had two Deputy Ministers		(until 26 th November 2002)
			Deputy Minister for Minister for Health & Community Care
			Frank McAveety, MSP
			(from 26 th November 2002)
			Deputy Minister for Minister for Health & Community Care
			Mary Mulligan MSP
	Minister for Enterprise, Transport & Lifelong Learning		Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Transport & Lifelong Learning
	Wendy Alexander, MSP		Dr Lewis Macdonald, MSP
	(resigned 3 rd May 2002)
	Minister for Enterprise, Transport & Lifelong Learning		Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Transport & Lifelong Learning
	Iain Gray, MSP		Dr Lewis Macdonald, MSP
	(from 3 rd May 2002)
	Minister for Environment & Rural Development		Deputy Minister for Environment & Rural Development
	Ross Finnie, MSP		Allan Wilson, MSP
	Minister for Finance & Public Services		Deputy Minister for Finance & Public Services
	Andy Kerr, MSP		Peter Peacock, MSP
	Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport		Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport
	Lord Watson of Invergowrie, MSP		Dr Elaine Murray, MSP
	Minister for Social Justice		Deputy Minister for Social Justice
	Iain Gray, MSP		Margaret Curran, MSP
	(until 3 rd May 2002)		(until 3 rd May 2002)
	Minister for Social Justice		Deputy Minister for Social Justice
	Margaret Curran, MSP		Des McNulty, MSP
	(from 3 rd May 2002)		(from 3 rd May 2002)
	Minister for Parliamentary Business		Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business
	Patricia Ferguson, MSP		Euan Robson, MSP
	Lord Advocate		Solicitor General
	Colin Boyd QC		Elish Angiolini

Labour ministers are highlighted in red and Liberal Democrats in puce.