Donald Dewar
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The Right Honourable Donald Dewar |
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| First Minister of Scotland | |
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In office 17 May 1999 – 11 October 2000 |
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| Deputy | Jim Wallace |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jim Wallace (Acting) |
| Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |
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In office 7 May 1999 – 11 October 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Henry McLeish |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 17 May 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Michael Forsyth |
| Succeeded by | John Reid |
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | |
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In office 19 October 1995 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Derek Foster |
| Succeeded by | Nick Brown |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security | |
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In office 18 July 1992 – 19 October 1995 |
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| Leader |
John Smith Margaret Beckett (Acting) Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Michael Meacher |
| Succeeded by | Chris Smith |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 31 October 1983 – 18 July 1992 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Bruce Millan |
| Succeeded by | Tom Clarke |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Anniesland |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 11 October 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Bill Butler |
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Member of Parliament for Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Garscadden (1978–1997) |
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In office 13 April 1978 – 11 October 2000 |
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| Preceded by | William Small |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
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Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South |
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In office 31 March 1966 – 18 June 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Priscilla Buchan |
| Succeeded by | Iain Sproat |
| Personal details | |
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Donald Campbell Dewar 21 August 1937 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 11 October 2000 (aged 63) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Alison McNair (1964–1973) |
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| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish politician, the inaugural First Minister of Scotland and an advocate of Scottish devolution.
Dewar first entered politics as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South following the 1966 general election. After losing his seat in 1970, he served in the House of Commons again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served as Secretary of State for Scotland in British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Cabinet from 1997 to 1999, successfully campaigning for a Scottish Parliament in the 1997 Scottish devolution referendum.
Having led the Labour campaign in the run-up to the first Scottish Parliament election, he subsequently became the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Anniesland on 6 May 1999, and was appointed Leader of the Scottish Labour Party a day later and became the first Scottish First Minister as the head of a devolved coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.
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