The Prime Minister of the UK which includes Scotland is the head of the government currently (09th June 2009) Gordon Brown. In addition there is a devolved Scottish Parliament with certain legislative powers not held by Westminster headed up by the First Minister currently Alec Salmond.
The Prime MInister of Great BRitain.
A First Minister is the head of the government or executive (in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland).
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom whose Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II. Only republics have presidents, monarchies have kings or queens. The First Minister of Scotland is currently Alex Salmond.
HM Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of state of the UK, Rt. Hon Gordon Brown MP is head of the UK government, Alex Salmond MSP, MP is First Minister of Scotland.
The Head of Government in the UK is called the Prime Minister. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which have some autonomy under devolved Assemblies, the Heads of Government are called First Ministers.
There has not been a Queen (or King) of England for over 300 years. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which includes Scotland.
The head of state of Scotland is Queen Elizabeth II.
The leader of the Scottish government is known as the First Minister of Scotland. This position is the head of the Scottish Government and is responsible for overseeing the administration and the implementation of policies in Scotland. The First Minister is usually the leader of the political party that has the most seats in the Scottish Parliament.
The Secretary of State for Scotland is head of the Scotland Office. The primary responsibility is to liaise between the Westminster and Scottish government. Prior to devolution, the Scottish Secretary has seen most of its power transferred to the Scottish Executive.
The first minister is Alex Salmond, who is the head of Scottish government. But Scotland is still part of the UK so it is also ruled by the british government, which is headed by Gordon Brown, also a scot.
Local Government Board for Scotland was created in 1894.
Local Government Board for Scotland ended in 1919.