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	Encyclopedia: First Minister of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The First Minister (Prìomh Mhinistear in Scots Gaelic) is the leader of Scotland's national home rule government, the Scottish Executive, which was established in 1999 along with the reconstituted Scottish Parliament.
		Her Majestys Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Executive on Scots Law.
		Bute House in Edinburgh's Charlotte Square is the official residence of the First Minister.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/First-Minister-of-Scotland (1352 words)

	First Minister of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Minister (First Meinister in Scots; Prìomh Mhinistear in Scots Gaelic) is the leader of Scotland's national devolved government, the Scottish Executive, which was established in 1999 along with the reconvened Scottish Parliament.
		The inaugural First Minister, Donald Dewar (Labour) styled himself as the Father of the Nation.
		The First Minister is Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, and his place in the order of precedence in Scotland is determined by that office.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland (488 words)

	First Minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Canada, First Ministers is a term that refers to all Canadian Heads of Government, including the Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers.
		The title First Minister may be used to refer to the political leader of a subnational entity or a dependent territory.
		In Germany, the first minister in the federal states is known as the Minister-President.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Minister (188 words)

	Donald Dewar, Father of a Nation, 1937-2000
		All of Scotland was shocked yesterday by the announcement of the sudden death of Donald Dewar, the First Minister and head of the government in Scotland.
		Scotland is a small place and his loss is being felt as if it was one of the family who has passed away.
		He was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland three years ago by Tony Blair, before taking on the post as first First Minister in the Scottish Parliament, only 18 months ago.
	www.rampantscotland.com /famous/blfamdonalddewar.htm (956 words)

	Scotland Act 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Scotland Act 1998 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster.
		The Act requires Acts of the Scottish Parliament and actions of the Scottish Ministers to be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, and does so in a way which gives courts greater control than they have over UK Acts of Parliament as provided for by the Human Rights Act 1998.
		The first elections were held in May 1999 and the Scottish Parliament and Executive assumed their full powers on 1 July 1999.
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Scotland_Act (437 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| First minister to resign
		Scotland's First Minister Henry McLeish is to resign from the post.
		Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace is likely to fill the role on a caretaker basis until Labour choose a successor.
		Education Minister Jack McConnell is already being tipped as the favourite to suceed Mr McLeish, who he challenged for the first minister's post following the death of former leader Donald Dewar.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1643000/1643858.stm (582 words)

	First Minister for Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Minister for Wales is the leader of Wales and of the Welsh Assembly Government, Wales's devolved administration.
		When initially set up under the Government of Wales Act 1998, the title was known as First Secretary (in Welsh Prif Ysgrifennydd), as Wales was given a less powerful assembly and executive than Northern Ireland and Scotland.
		This was also attributed to the fact that the Welsh term for First Minister, Prif Weinidog, also translates as Prime Minister, so a different title was chosen to avoid confusion with the UK Prime Minister.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Minister_of_Wales (191 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - First Minister out to shrug off McLeish attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		FIRST Minister Jack McConnell was today trying to shrug off an outspoken attack against him by his predecessor Henry McLeish.
		In the first part of the serialisation of his autobiography, Scotland First: Trust and Consequences, Mr McLeish has painted a picture of Mr McConnell plotting behind his back from his first day as First Minister.
		Allies of the First Minister were quick to downplay the effect that the attack could have on his leadership.
	news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=214972004 (557 words)

	Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for Donald Dewa
		Scotland's First Minister and "Father of Devolution" Donald Dewar died October 11th, 2000 of a brain hemorrhage suffered during a fall.
		Dewar's vision for his nation was realized with the passage of the Scotland Act, which gave the nation its new Parliament, and rendering Scotland semi-independant of England.
		First Minister Dewar was placed on life support, and in accordance with family understanding his son, Ian and daughter Marion ordered the support machine shut down on October 11th, 2000.
	obits.com /dewardonald.html (602 words)

	Scottish Executive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Scottish Executive (Riaghaltas na h-Alba in Gaelic), as established by the Scotland Act 1998 is the executive arm of the Scottish Parliament.
		It consists of a First Minister who heads it and various ministers with individual portfolios and remits.
		The members of the Scottish Executive are assisted by a number of junior Scottish Ministers, also chosen from amongst the Members of the Parliament.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Scottish_Executive (442 words)

	PM - Scotland mourns death of first minister
		COMPERE: Scotland is in shock after the sudden and unexpected death of its National leader, the First Minister, Donald Dewar.
		Known as the 'Father of Devolution', Dewar was the country's first First Minister after he shepherded through the legislation that created a measure of autonomy from the Westminster Government.
		He gave Scotland the chance to forge a new and better relationship with the rest of the UK and the Scottish Parliament is his achievement.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s198845.htm (840 words)

	Positive Action in Housing Ltd
		First the trauma of deportation experienced by the children demonstrated that the rights and care afforded to children by law in Scotland today did not prevail, while by all accounts it is not at all clear that they have been deported to a situation of longer-term safety.
		Folk throughout Scotland from all walks of life, all faiths and ethnic backgrounds and especially from Drumchapel, have expressed their moral revulsion at what has happened and called for a response in keeping with the compassionate and tolerant society that Scotland aspires to be.
		Dear First Minister, It was with distress, that I have read of the reports of the removal of the Vucaj family from their home in Glasgow.
	www.paih.org (15506 words)

	Brudirect.com - Local News
		Scotland's tradition of excellence in education is world-renowned.
		The students having completed the first two years of the degree in Brunei in the Physics Department of UBD and also have taken some courses in the Institute Technology Brunei (ITB).
		Scotland is a nation with rich history - a history which you can still discover and explore today.
	www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec04/011204/bb04.htm (790 words)

	ASK JACK: Now it's your turn to quiz First Minister - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell has joined forces with Scotland's biggest-selling evening newspaper for a special no-holds-barred question-and-answer session.
		The First Minister will be grilled for 90 minutes by the 200-strong invited audience — and he knows to expect some hard-hitting questions.
		You may wish to know how the First Minister intends to deal with the city's drugs problem, or sectarian issues, or teen pregnancy rates — where studies have shown that first-time mums in Glasgow's affluent areas are often older than grannies in the city's poorest communities.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /lo/features/7011106.html (776 words)

	CNN.com - McConnell poised to lead Scotland - November 17, 2001
		McLeish, an ally of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, helped prepare the framework for Scotland's first parliament in 300 years after voters approved its creation.
		"Scotland's first minister must lead a Scottish Parliament that is worthy of the pride and confidence of the people of Scotland," McConnell said.
		"As first minister, it's clear that he and I will work together to deliver for the people of Scotland the social justice they deserve," she said.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/11/17/scotland.leader (476 words)

	First Minister of Scotland - Uncyclopedia
		The First Minister is Scotland's version of a Prime Minister.
		It's called a First Minister instead because the Scots are particularly concerned to convince people that the Scottish Parliament isn't a cheap copy of that at Westminster.
		Scotland's First Minister is Dead Donald Dewar, who is always getting into funny scrapes and amusing situations because he's dead.
	www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland (141 words)

	Media Releases - University of Aberdeen
		Scotland’s First Minister Jack McConnell visited the University of Aberdeen’s Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) on Monday (December 13) to face questions from the Aberdeen public on a range of local and national issues.
		The First Minister held his first question-and-answer session with the citizens of the North-east who turned out to meet Mr McConnell and to pose some challenging questions on a wide range of subjects, including health, education, crime, transport and environment.
		He was elected First Minister by the Scottish Parliament on the 22 November 2001.
	www.abdn.ac.uk /mediareleases/release.php?id=93 (207 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| Dewar backs education minister
		Scotland's First Minister Donald Dewar has expressed confidence in Sam Galbraith, the education minister at the centre of the exams results controversy.
		Mr Galbraith said he was first aware of likely problems in March and at that point his officials stepped in to offer the SQA help.
		The minister, speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, said he wanted to wait for the outcome of the independent inquiry into the debacle.
	newsrss.bbc.co.uk /low/english/uk/scotland/newsid_879000/879574.stm (955 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - First Minister under fire for dismissing NHS cronyism claim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		FIRST Minister Jack McConnell has come under fire for his dismissal of allegations about "corrupt" relations between Lothian health board and Labour politicians.
		At First Minister's Questions, Mr Fox asked if it was acceptable that Lothian health board chairman Brian Cavanagh gave a Labour MP the right to edit statements on hospital cuts before they were released.
		SNP Lothians MSP Fiona Hyslop voiced dismay at the First Minister's "cursory dismissal" of the allegations and called for an independent inquiry by NHS Scotland and the suspension of Mr Cavanagh.
	news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=613422005 (492 words)

	First Minister's Lecture at Sabhal Mor Ostaig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		So for all of Scotland we will invest in enterprise education — so that school pupils are exposed to the spirit of enterprise — having ambitions, taking calculated risks, and not being afraid of failure.
		I am proud that in my time as First Minister a Gaelic Bill will be introduced to Parliament to increase opportunities for the use of the language in Scotland — but most of all to enshrine the status of the language in Scots law.
		It is just possible that, far from Scotland being in relative decline the whole of Scotland, as it is in the Highlands and Islands is on the way up.
	www.scottishlabour.org.uk /skyelecture (5392 words)

	Politics \| Scottish first minister appoints new cabinet
		Scotland's first minister, Jack McConnell, unveiled his cabinet yesterday with a promise to restore public confidence in devolution.
		The former education minister, Cathy Jamieson, becomes justice minister, responsible for overseeing the Labour youth crime initiative, which would penalise the parents of persistent young offenders.
		The finance minister, Andy Kerr, an ally of Mr McConnell, retains his brief, but Mike Watson has lost his job as minister for tourism.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4673488-107939,00.html (295 words)

	First Official Visit to Ireland by Scotland's First Minister - 28 October 1999 - Department of Foreign Affairs - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Scotland's contribution will be to bring fresh and helpful perspectives to bear on our growing and diversifying links with the UK and thereby help to underpin the Northern Ireland peace process."
		EU issues of common interest and cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking are expected to be high on the agenda for tomorrow's talks.
		Scotland and Ireland will be partners in the British-Irish Council when the Good Friday Agreement comes into force.
	foreignaffairs.gov.ie /Press_Releases/19991028/523.htm (326 words)

	First Minister opens Scotland Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Scotland Week in Brussels got underway today with the message that greater involvement in European affairs was a clear sign that devolution had created a more confident country.
		First Minister Henry McLeish officially opened the week of seminars and special events in the Belgian capital by emphasising Scotland’s enduring links with Europe and the need for international solidarity in difficult times.
		Mr McLeish said he was keen that Scotland Week should focus on the way the Scottish economy is adapting to new challenges, particularly on how the Executive’s long-term economic strategy was coping with the impact of developments in America following the terrorist attacks.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /pages/news/2001/10/SE4122.aspx (579 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Scotland: News - McConnell backs 2008 bid
		Jack McConnell yesterday launched his campaign to be Scotland's new First Minister with the pledge to maintain a strong commitment towards hosting Euro 2008.
		The Education Minister, who confirmed his candidature at the launch of an educational centre at Ibrox, promised to support the SFA with the same vigour as former First Minister Henry McLeish.
		Scotland's bid requires major backing from the Scottish Executive, with the UEFA hierarchy expected to insist on a minimum of eight 30,000-capacity stadia for the tournament.
	www.soccernet.com /scotland/news/2001/1113/20011113mcconnell2008.html (251 words)

	Scotland plans to recruit more young volunteers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Scotland’s First Minister Jack McConnel has announced his government’s plan to create "Project Scotland", an organization supporting youngsters to engage in volunteering in local communities.
		Scottish ministers will be investing millions of pounds into project to encourage young people, ages between 16 to 25, from poorer backgrounds to help communities during their gap year.
		We have always championed the right for every young person to have the opportunity to volunteer at home or away from home and we believe strongly that no young person should be rejected or put off from giving their time by financial or other barriers," she adds.
	www.worldvolunteerweb.org /getnews/news2_print.cfm?ArticlesID=528 (295 words)

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