Leader of the Scottish Labour Party

Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Incumbent
Anas Sarwar
since 27 February 2021
Member of
Inaugural holderDonald Dewar
Formation7 May 1999
DeputyJackie Baillie

The office of Leader of the Scottish Labour Party was established when the Scottish Parliament was formed in 1999 and prior to its inaugural election. Until the Murphy and Boyack review in 2011, the office was Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament and restricted to members of the Scottish Parliament. Since the review, the office has been opened up to all elected Scottish Labour politicians, including those involved in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and local government.

List

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No. Image Name Term start Term end Source
1 Donald Dewar 7 May 1999 11 October 2000 [1]
2 Henry McLeish 27 October 2000[a] 8 November 2001 [2]
― Cathy Jamieson 8 November 2001 22 November 2001 [3]
3 Jack McConnell 22 November 2001 15 August 2007 [4]
― Cathy Jamieson 15 August 2007 14 September 2007 [3]
4 Wendy Alexander 14 September 2007 28 June 2008 [5]
― Cathy Jamieson 28 June 2008 13 September 2008 [3]
5 Iain Gray 13 September 2008 17 December 2011 [6]
6 Johann Lamont 17 December 2011 24 October 2014 [7]
— Anas Sarwar 24 October 2014 13 December 2014 [3]
7 Jim Murphy
(as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party) 		13 December 2014 13 June 2015 [8]
Kezia Dugdale
(as Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament)
– Iain Gray 13 June 2015 15 August 2015 [9]
8 Kezia Dugdale 15 August 2015 29 August 2017 [10]
― Alex Rowley 29 August 2017 15 November 2017 [11][12]
― Jackie Baillie 15 November 2017 18 November 2017 [3]
9 Richard Leonard 18 November 2017 14 January 2021 [13]
– Jackie Baillie 14 January 2021 27 February 2021 [3]
10 Anas Sarwar 27 February 2021 Incumbent [14]

Timeline

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Richard LeonardJackie BaillieAlex RowleyKezia DugdaleJim MurphyAnas SarwarJohann LamontIain GrayWendy AlexanderJack McConnellCathy JamiesonHenry McLeishDonald Dewar

Notes

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  1. ^ Acting: 11 October 2000 – 27 October 2000

References

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  1. ^ "Donald Dewar". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ^ "Henry McLeish". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. ^ a b c d e f As deputy leader at the time of a leadership election.
  4. ^ McConnell quits Labour leadership Archived 19 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 15 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Wendy Alexander". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  6. ^ "Gray becomes Scots Labour leader". bbc.co.uk. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Johann Lamont named new Scottish Labour leader". BBC News. 17 December 2011.
  8. ^ "MP Jim Murphy named Scottish Labour leader". BBC News. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Scottish Labour agree to swathe of party reforms – and new leader will be announced on August 15th". LabourList. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Kezia Dugdale". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  11. ^ "Kezia Dugdale quits as Scottish Labour leader". 29 August 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Alex Rowley steps down as interim Scottish Labour leader". Holyrood Website. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  13. ^ "Richard Leonard to lead Scottish Labour". BBC News. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  14. ^ Rodgers, Sienna (2021-02-27). "Anas Sarwar elected as new leader of Scottish Labour Party". LabourList. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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