Jack McConnell
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The Right Honourable The Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale PC |
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| First Minister of Scotland | |
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In office 22 November 2001 – 16 May 2007 |
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| Deputy |
Jim Wallace Nicol Stephen |
| Preceded by | Jim Wallace (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alex Salmond |
| Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |
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In office 22 November 2001 – 15 August 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Henry McLeish |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Alexander |
| Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning | |
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In office 26 October 2000 – 22 November 2001 |
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| First Minister | Henry McLeish |
| Preceded by | Sam Galbraith (Children and Education) |
| Succeeded by | Cathy Jamieson (Education and Young People) |
| Cabinet Secretary for Finance | |
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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 | Angus MacKay (Finance and Local Government) |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | John Pentland |
| Personal details | |
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30 June 1960 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Bridget McConnell |
| Children | Hannah Mark |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
| Profession | Teacher (Mathematics) |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale (born 30 June 1960) is a Scottish politician and a Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was the third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw from 1999 to 2011. McConnell became an MSP in the inaugural elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, later holding the positions of Finance Minister, and Education Minister. He was elected First Minister following the resignation of his predecessor Henry McLeish, and led the Scottish Labour Party to its second election victory in the 2003 election.
After losing office as First Minister of Scotland, McConnell became a member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. He made a commitment to continuing his work to tackle poverty in Africa and to develop the relationship between Scotland and Malawi.
McConnell was born in Irvine and brought up on a sheep farm near Lamlash on the Isle of Arran and educated at Arran High School. He later went on to study at the University of Stirling, graduating with a BSc Dip Ed. He was also President of the Students' Association. After graduating in 1983 he began work as a mathematics teacher at Lornshill Academy in Alloa, Clackmannanshire (a position he retained throughout his subsequent council service).
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