The office of Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland was established when the Scottish Parliament was formed in 1998 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.
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Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament No. ImageName Term start Term endTenureFirst Minister Source1 Donald Dewar 19 September 1998 11 October 2000 Himself 2 Henry McLeish 27 October 2000 8 November 2001 Himself ― Cathy Jamieson 8 November 2001 22 November 2001 Jim Wallace As deputy leader at the time of a leadership election.3Jack McConnell22 November 200115 August 2007McConnell quits Labour leadership , BBC News, 15 August 2007.HimselfAlex Salmond― Cathy Jamieson 15 August 2007 14 September 2007 4 Wendy Alexander 14 September 2007 28 June 2008 ― Cathy Jamieson 28 June 2008 13 September 2008 5 Iain Gray 13 September 2008 17 December 2011
Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland No.Image NameTerm startTerm endTenureFirst MinisterSource6 Johann Lamont 17 December 2011 24 October 2014 Alex Salmond — Anas Sarwar 24 October 2014 13 December 2014 Nicola Sturgeon 7 Jim Murphy 13 December 2014 13 June 2015 Kezia Dugdale– Iain Gray 13 June 2015 15 August 2015 8 Kezia Dugdale 15 August 2015 29 August 2017 ― Alex Rowley 29 August 2017 15 November 2017 ― Jackie Baillie 15 November 2017 18 November 2017 9 Richard Leonard 18 November 2017 14 January 2021 – Jackie Baillie 14 January 2021 27 February 2021 10 Anas Sarwar 27 February 2021 23 July 2026 Humza YousafJohn Swinney–Jackie Baillie23 July 202619 September 202611 Michael Marra 19 September 2026Incumbent
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