Henry McLeish

The Right Honourable

Henry McLeish
The Right Honourable; Henry McLeish
	Official portrait, 2000
First Minister of Scotland
	In office; 27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Jim Wallace
Preceded by	Donald Dewar
Succeeded by	Jack McConnell
Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland
	In office; 27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001; Acting: 11 October 2000 – 27 October 2000
Deputy	Cathy Jamieson
UK party leader	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Donald Dewar
Succeeded by	Jack McConnell
First Minister
Ministerial offices
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
	In office; 19 May 1999 – 26 October 2000
First Minister	Donald Dewar; Jim Wallace (Acting);
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Wendy Alexander
Minister of State for Scotland
	In office; 6 May 1997 – 29 June 1999
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	James Douglas-Hamilton
Succeeded by	Brian Wilson
Preceded by
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for Central Fife
	In office; 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Christine May
Member of Parliament; for Central Fife
	In office; 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Willie Hamilton
Succeeded by	John MacDougall
Personal details
Born	Henry Baird McLeish; 15 June 1948 (age 78); Methil, Fife, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Labour
Spouse(s)	; Margaret Drysdale (m. 1968; div. 1995) ; Julie Fulton (m. 1998; div. 2011) ; Caryn Nicolson (m. 2012)
Children	4
Parents	Harry McLeish (father) ; Mary Slaven Baird (mother)
Education	Buckhaven High School
Alma mater	Heriot-Watt University
Occupation	Politician; Footballer; Author; Academic;
Cabinet	McLeish government
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963	Leeds United
1963–1968	East Fife
International career
1966	Scotland U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Baird McLeish (born 15 June 1948) is a Scottish politician, author, academic and former professional footballer who was First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to 2001. With a term of 1 year, 12 days, he is the shortest serving holder of that office. He was the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2000 to 2001. He resigned because of a financial scandal known as Officegate.

Notes

↑ Jim Wallace acted from 11 October 2000 to 26 October 2000
↑ Jim Wallace acted from 8 November 2001 to 27 November 2001
↑ Scottish Labour was known as the Labour Party in Scotland until the 2011 Murphy and Boyack review, when the title was changed to Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

References

↑ "First Minister McLeish resigns". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.

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[1] Jim Wallace acted from 11 October 2000 to 26 October 2000

[2] Jim Wallace acted from 8 November 2001 to 27 November 2001

[3] Scottish Labour was known as the Labour Party in Scotland until the 2011 Murphy and Boyack review, when the title was changed to Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

[4] "First Minister McLeish resigns". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.