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.
List No. Image Name Term start Term end Source 1 Cathy Jamieson 21 October 2000 28 June 2008 2 Johann Lamont 13 September 2008 17 December 2011 3 Anas Sarwar 17 December 2011 13 December 2014 4 Kezia Dugdale 13 December 2014 13 June 2015 5 Alex Rowley 15 August 2015 16 December 2017 Lesley Laird was interim deputy leader during this period 6 Lesley Laird 4 June 2018 16 December 2019 7 Jackie Baillie 3 April 2020 Incumbent
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