Henry McLeish
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The Right Honourable Henry McLeish |
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| First Minister of Scotland | |
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In office 26 October 2000 – 8 November 2001 |
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| Deputy | Jim Wallace |
| Preceded by | Jim Wallace (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jim Wallace (Acting) |
| Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |
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In office 27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Dewar |
| Succeeded by | Jack McConnell |
| Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | |
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In office 17 May 1999 – 26 October 2000 |
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| First Minister |
Donald Dewar Jim Wallace (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Alexander |
| Minister of State for Scotland | |
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In office 6 May 1997 – 29 June 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | James Douglas-Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Brian Wilson |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Christine May |
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Member of Parliament for Central Fife |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Willie Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | John MacDougall |
| Personal details | |
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Henry Baird McLeish 15 June 1948 Methil, Fife, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Drysdale (1968–1995) Julie Fulton (1998–2011) Caryn Nicolson (2012–present) |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University |
| Occupation | Urban planner |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
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| Playing position | Wing half | ||
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| – | Leeds United | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1969 | East Fife | 84 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Henry Baird McLeish PC (born 15 June 1948) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, author and academic who served as the second First Minister of Scotland from 2000 until 2001 when he had to resign following a financial scandal, the first major scandal to face the Scottish Parliament since its reincarnation. Formerly a professional football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003.
McLeish was born in Methil, Fife into a coal mining family. Educated at Buckhaven High School, he left school in 1963 at the age of 15 to become a schoolboy professional football player at Leeds United and represented . After six weeks he was suffering from homesickness and moved back to Scotland, where he joined Scottish Football League club East Fife. His footballing career was cut short by injury, and he returned to education, studying at Heriot-Watt University 1968–1973, where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in Urban Planning.
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