Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament

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The Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament was formed after the 2007 elections to the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Government is headed by First Minister Alex Salmond.

Salmond government

The Salmond government, which was sworn in on 16 May 2007, is a Scottish National Party minority government.

Having won the largest number of seats in the general election (47 of 129) the SNP sought to form a coalition. After failing to find coalition partners, they chose to go into government without other parties. Alex Salmond was elected First Minister on 16 May 2007; his slate of ministerial appointments^[1] were ratified by the Scottish Parliament the following day.

Cabinet

Junior ministers

Law Officers

Parliamentary Liaison Officers

See also

• List of Scottish Governments
• Scottish Parliament election, 2007
• Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament

References

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