Heads of State of Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
Monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland
William III
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1533; d. July 10 1584.
House of Orange – Nassau
1689 – 1702
Anne
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1665; d. August 1 1714.
Spouse: Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)
House of Stuart
1702 – 1707
Heads of Government of Scotland
Scotland
First Minister of Scotland
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
Scottish National Party
2007 – 2014
Humza Haroon Yousaf
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1985.
Scottish National Party
2023 – 2024
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
Scottish National Party
2024 – present
Deputy First Minister of Scotland
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
Scottish National Party
2014 – 2023
Cabinet of Scotland
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs, and Culture
Angus Struan Carolus Robertson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1969.
2021 – present
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution, and Economy
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
2007 – 2016
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Alexander “Alex” Neil
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1951.
2012 – 2014
Humza Haroon Yousaf
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1985.
2021 – 2023
Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment, and Cities (Defunct; Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, 2011 – )
Alexander “Alex” Neil
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1951.
2011 – 2012
Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Humza Haroon Yousaf
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1985.
2018 – 2021
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Alexander “Alex” Neil
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1951.
2014 – 2016
Scottish Parliament
Leadership of the Scottish Parliament
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Sir Alexander Charles Onslow “Alex” Fergusson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1949; d. July 31 2018.
Non-Partisan
2007 – 2011
Members of the Scottish Parliament (Current Constituencies)
Navigation: Aberdeenshire East | Airdrie and Shotts | Central Scotland | Edinburgh Central | Falkirk East | Glasgow | Glasgow Pollok | Lothian | North East Scotland | Perthshire North | South Scotland.
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeenshire East
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
Scottish National Party
2011 – 2016
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts
Alexander “Alex” Neil
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1951.
Scottish National Party
2011 – 2019
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland
Alexander “Alex” Neil
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1951.
Scottish National Party
1999 – 2011
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central
Angus Struan Carolus Robertson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1969.
Scottish National Party
2021 – present
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk East
Michelle Rhonda Thomson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1965.
Scottish National Party
2021 – present
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow
Humza Haroon Yousaf
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1985.
Scottish National Party
2011 – 2016
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Pollok
Humza Haroon Yousaf
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1985.
Scottish National Party
2016 – present
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian
Margo Symington MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1943; d. April 4 2014.
Independent
2011 – 2014
Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1949; d. July 31 2018.
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
1999 – 2003
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire North
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
Scottish National Party
2011 – present
Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland
Joan McAlpine
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1962.
Scottish National Party
2011 – 2021
Members of the Scottish Parliament (Defunct Constituencies)
Navigation: Banff and Buchan | Galloway & Upper Nithsdale | Gordon | Lothians | North Tayside | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale.
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Banff and Buchan
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
Scottish National Party
1999 – 2001
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Galloway & Upper Nithsdale
Sir Alexander Charles Onslow “Alex” Fergusson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1949; d. July 31 2018.
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
2003 – 2016
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon
Alexander Elliot Anderson “Alex” Salmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1954; d. October 12 2024.
Scottish National Party
2007 – 2011
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians
Margo Symington MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1943; d. April 4 2014.
Scottish National Party (1999 – 2003); Independent (2003 – 2011)
1999 – 2011
Member of the Scottish Parliament for North Tayside
John Ramsay Swinney
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1964.
Scottish National Party
1999 – 2011
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Euan Robson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1954.
Scottish Liberal Democrats
1999 – 2007
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale
Jeremy Purvis
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1974.
Scottish Liberal Democrats
2003 – 2011
Parliament of Scotland (Pre-Union)
Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1680; d. October 4 1743.
1705 – 1706