The office of Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party was established in 2000 under the leadership of Donald Dewar. Since the Murphy and Boyack review in 2011, the office has open up to all elected Scottish Labour politicians, including members of the Scottish Parliament, the Parliament of the United Kingdom and local government in Scotland. During leadership elections, the incumbent deputy leader becomes acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |
|---|---|
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| Member of |
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| Inaugural holder | Cathy Jamieson |
| Formation | 21 October 2000 |
List
edit| No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Cathy Jamieson | 21 October 2000 | 28 June 2008 | [1] |
| 2 |  |
Johann Lamont | 13 September 2008 | 17 December 2011 | [2] |
| 3 |  |
Anas Sarwar | 17 December 2011 | 13 December 2014 | [3] |
| 4 |  |
Kezia Dugdale | 13 December 2014 | 13 June 2015 | [4] |
| 5 |  |
Alex Rowley | 15 August 2015 | 16 December 2017 | [5] |
| 6 |  |
Lesley Laird | 16 December 2017 | 16 December 2019 | [6] |
| 7 | |
Jackie Baillie | 3 April 2020 | Incumbent | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Cathy Jamieson". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Johann Lamont named new Scottish Labour leader". BBC News. BBC. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Johann Lamont named new Scottish Labour leader". BBC News. 17 December 2011.
- ^ "MP Jim Murphy named Leader of Scottish Labour". BBC News. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Dugdale named Scottish Labour leader". BBC News. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ "Lesley Laird stands down as Scottish Labour deputy". BBC News.
- ^ McNab, Scott (3 April 2020). "Jackie Baillie wins Scottish Labour deputy leadership race". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 April 2020.