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    Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish statesman and politician who served as the inaugural first minister of Scotland...
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    election. McLeish served as Donald Dewar's 'right-hand man' in the Scottish Office and was instrumental in assisting Dewar with the creation of the Scotland...
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    first minister by Jim Wallace) and one woman has served in the position. Donald Dewar was the inaugural person to hold the position following his election...
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    the 1997 general election, Alexander was appointed Special Adviser to Donald Dewar when he became Secretary of State for Scotland. She was deeply involved...
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    1999. The first to hold the office of first minister of Scotland was Donald Dewar, who served until his sudden death in 2000. The Scottish Parliament Building...
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    McConnell was appointed Minister for Finance under the Donald Dewar government. After Dewar's death in 2000, he ran unsuccessfully for the leadership...
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    example of a list of engagements of the first, First minister of Scotland, Donald Dewar from 1999 to 2000: Scotland List of twin towns and sister cities in Scotland...
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    October 2000, following the death in office of the then First Minister Donald Dewar, his deputy Jim Wallace became acting first minister, until the Labour...
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  • (born 1947), American educator Donald D'Alesio, American football coach Donald Dewar (1937–2000), Scottish statesman Donald Disney, Fellow of the Institute...
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  • Look up dewar, Dewar, or divar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dewar may refer to: Clan Dewar Dewar (caste), a fishing caste from India Vacuum flask...
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    the Scottish Office, led by the then Secretary of State for Scotland, Donald Dewar, decided that a new purpose-built facility would be constructed in Edinburgh...
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    A statue of the Scottish politician Donald Dewar stands on Buchanan Street in Glasgow city centre. The statue was unveiled on 7 May 2002 by the Prime Minister...
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    Secretary asking for the case to be referred back to the Court of Appeal. Donald Dewar refused to refer the case, because he did not "believe that they present[ed]...
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    served twice as acting First Minister, in 2000, in the aftermath of Donald Dewar's death and in 2001, following Henry McLeish's resignation. He was formerly...
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    central role in the first Scottish Parliament elections in 1999 which saw Donald Dewar elected as the first First Minister of Scotland. Alexander is credited...
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    knighthood in 1997 and 1998, but these nominations were reportedly vetoed by Donald Dewar owing to Connery's political views. Connery had a villa in Kranidi, Greece...
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    by Dewar". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024. "Jim Wallace remembers Donald Dewar". libdemvoice.org. Retrieved 5 November 2024. "Donald Dewar"....
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    followed by the autographs of Gordon Brown, Robin Cook, George Robertson, Donald Dewar, Malcolm Bruce, Jim Wallace and, more important, an impressive cross-section...
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    The Labour Party won the 1997 general election in a landslide, and Donald Dewar as Secretary of State for Scotland agreed to the proposals for a Scottish...
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  • Patel on closing UK borders, Tony Blair overruled Scottish secretary Donald Dewar on devolving abortion powers to Scotland, Gordon Brown overruled chancellor...
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    by his successors following his death (most notably his close friend Donald Dewar). Smith was also a committed British Unionist. During Smith's tenure...
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    the first minister of Scotland as the head of the Scottish Government. Donald Dewar served as the first first minister of Scotland between 1999–2000, having...
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    Trimble join 1,300 at funeral of Donald Dewar". The Irish Times. 19 October 2000. "Laughter and tears for Donald Dewar". The Guardian. 19 October 2000...
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    Kingdom and local government. Acting: 11 October 2000 – 27 October 2000 "Donald Dewar". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 2021-07-25. "Henry McLeish". www.parliament...
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  • Garscadden, in the north-west periphery of Glasgow. The contest was won by Donald Dewar, retaining the seat for Labour, widely seen as halting the rise of the...
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  • Scottish Labour has its own headquarters, which is currently located at Donald Dewar House in Glasgow. Following the establishment of the Labour Party in...
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  • Law), 3 Scottish First Ministers (Humza Yousaf, Nicola Sturgeon and Donald Dewar), economist Adam Smith, philosopher Francis Hutcheson, engineer James...
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    by-election in 2000 (following the death of the incumbent, First Minister Donald Dewar) until losing his seat in the 2011 election. Butler is also a committed...
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  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland in 1997, where he assisted Donald Dewar in steering through the legislation that led to the creation of the Scottish...
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  • 2016 United States presidential election. All of the questions focused on Donald Trump winning and what it would mean internationally. 24 November 2016:...
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