Infobox Political post post FirstMinister body Scotland insignia Scottish Government logo.png insigniasize ... Home www.scotland.gov.uk PoliticsScotland The FirstMinister of Scotland lang gd Pr omh Mhinistear ... functions of the FirstMinister include promoting and representing Scotland, in an official ... is the current FirstMinister of Scotland. ref name Salmond cite web url http www.scotland.gov.uk About Scottish Cabinet FirstMinister title FirstMinister publisher Scottish Government accessdate 2007 08 10 ref He was elected as the Parliament s nominee for FirstMinister on 16 May 2007 and was sworn ... the terms of the Scotland Act, if the Parliament fails to nominate a FirstMinister, within this time ... 200px left thumb Donald Dewar was the founding FirstMinister of Scotland, and held office from ... the post of Deputy FirstMinister of Scotland Deputy FirstMinister . Unlike the office ... Square is the official residence of the FirstMinister of Scotland. The FirstMinister is, by virtue ... the Secretary of State for Scotland to the FirstMinister and also created a rank for the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament . ref name precedence Throughout Scotland, the FirstMinister outranks ... DEFAULTSORT FirstMinister Of Scotland Category Scottish Government Category Government of Scotland ... years. The FirstMinister is by convention the leader of the victorious party. No term limits are imposed ... Government . The FirstMinister chairs the List of Scottish Government ministerial teams ... and the Scottish Government. ref name role The FirstMinister is a Member of the Scottish Parliament ... as well as the Scottish law officers, are appointed by the FirstMinister. As head of the Scottish Government, the FirstMinister is directly accountable to the Scottish Parliament for his or her ... of a post of FirstMinister to be head of the devolved Scottish Government. The term FirstMinister is analogous to the use of Premier or Governor to denote the heads of government in administrative ... more details
PoliticsScotland The Deputy FirstMinister of Scotland lang gd Leas Phr omh Mhinistear na h Alba lang sco Heid Meinister Depute o Scotland is the deputy to the FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister of Scotland . The post is not recognised in statute in comparison with the post of FirstMinister which is established by the Scotland Act 1998 , and its holder is simply an ordinary member of the Scottish Government . The post has nonetheless existed since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive now Scottish Government in 1999. The Additional Member System used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament makes it difficult for a single party to have an absolute majority. Between 1999 and 2007, the Scottish Executive was formed by a Labour Party UK Labour and Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrat Lib Lab pact coalition . The FirstMinister was appointed from the majority coalition partner Labour and the Deputy FirstMinister from the minority partner Liberal Democrats . Although the Scottish National Party SNP formed a Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament single ... Category Scottish Government Category Government of Scotland Category Deputy First Ministers of Scotland pl Zast pcy Pierwszego Ministra Szkocji sco Depute First Meenister o Scotland ... 1 hi scotland 6663031.stm title Salmond announces his new cabinet date 2007 05 16 accessdate 2007 05 16 publisher BBC News ref During the illness of the firstFirstMinister, Donald Dewar , the Deputy FirstMinister took over the running of the Executive as Acting FirstMinister . The spelling used in the titles of all Deputy First Ministers so far has not been in line with traditional Scottish usage, which uses the form Depute in preference to Deputy . List of Deputy First Ministers border ... for Justice Minister for Justice 1999 2003 br Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Minister ... Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Scottish ... more details
devolved governments of Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . See FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister for Wales FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister Northern Ireland Other The title FirstMinister may be used to refer to the political leader of a subnational entity or a dependent territory. George Cadle Price George Price held the office of FirstMinister of Belize between 1961 and 1964, when the title was changed to Premier . In Germany , the firstminister in the federal states is known as the Minister Pr sident . See also Chief MinisterFirst Secretary Types of heads of government Category Government occupations Politics stub cy Prif Weinidog FirstMinister de Erster Minister ...Unreferenced date December 2009 Executive A FirstMinister is the leader of a government Cabinet government cabinet . Canada In Canada , First Ministers is a collective term that refers to all Canadian firstMinister of the Crown ministers of the Crown , otherwise known as Head of Government heads of government , including the Prime Minister of Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada provincial and territorial premier s. It is used in such formulae as first ministers meetings . In Newfoundland and Labrador , the Inuit self governing region of Nunatsiavut provides for a FirstMinister responsible to the Nunatsiavut Assembly. See Premier Canada Norway The head of government of Norway was called FirstMinister Lang no f rstestatsr d between 1814 and 1873, while it was in personal union Union between Sweden and Norway with Sweden . In 1893, 12 years prior to the Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 dissolution of the union , it was changed to Prime Minister statsminister . United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the term FirstMinister was once used interchangeably with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister , as in Winston Churchill Winston Churchill s famous line I did not become His Majesty s FirstMinister so that I might oversee the liquidation ... more details
Infobox Political post post FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister br small C ad Aire agus leas Ch ad ... 2010 ref website http www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk Website The FirstMinister and the deputy FirstMinister ... of the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister OFMDFM in Northern Ireland . The two ... Robinson politician Peter Robinson of the Democratic Unionist Party as FirstMinister and Martin McGuinness of Sinn F in as deputy FirstMinister. ref http www.northernireland.gov.uk index your ... Executive ref Responsibilities Politics of Northern Ireland The FirstMinister and deputy First ... www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk index about ofmdfm ministers.htm Ministers Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister ref Two junior ministers assist the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister in carrying out the work of OFMDFM. They are jointly accountable to the FirstMinister and deputy First ... Ministers Election The FirstMinister is elected by the Assembly on a joint ticket with the deputy FirstMinister. Their joint nomination has to obtain an overall majority in the Assembly along with a majority ... Unionist MLAs. The FirstMinister will be from the biggest designation in the Assembly and the deputy FirstMinister from the other designation. Designated Other MLAs also vote. This diarchy ... the deputy FirstMinister. Terminology Deputy becomes deputy The first two holders of the office now known as deputy FirstMinister , namely Seamus Mallon and Mark Durkan , were both referred to during their periods of office as Deputy FirstMinister , with a capital D. This version was also adopted ... FirstMinister in 2007, civil servants began asking the Assembly s Hansard team to replace the capital ... the fact that the position holds the same power as the position of FirstMinister, but a spokesman ... FirstMinister continues to use both versions of McGuinness title on their website, and their archive ... Minister and deputy FirstMinister . Ultimately it was decided that McGuinness should be the deputy ... more details
Image Ofmdfm logo.png frame right Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister logo Politics of Northern Ireland The Office of the FirstMinister and deputy Now lower case d FirstMinister OFMDFM lang ga Oifig an Ch ad Aire agus an leasCh ad Aire , Ulster Scots language Ulster Scots Offis o tha Heid M nnyst r an tha Heid M nnyst r depute is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive with overall responsibility for the running of the Executive. The Ministers with overall responsibility for the department are the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister . The department was originally known as the Office of the FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinister lang ga Oifig an Ch ad Aire agus an LeasCh ad Aire , Ulster Scots language Ulster Scots Offis o tha Heid M nnyst r an tha Heid M nnyst r Depute , with the same capitalisation used in the department s logo. Following a change in policy in 2007 see FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister Terminology FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister , the word deputy is now spelt with a lower case d, but the older version of the name is retained in the logo. Ministers The incumbent FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister are Peter Robinson politician Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist Party and Martin McGuinness Sinn F in respectively. ref name Northern Ireland Executive http www.northernireland.gov.uk ... for the Northern Ireland Executive co chaired by the FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinister liaison ... and The Departments Northern Ireland Order 1999 . The FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinisterfirst ... Reflist See also Committee for the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister Northern ... Junior Minister Northern Ireland Junior Ministers are Robin Newton DUP and Gerry Kelly Sinn F in . ref ... under Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair . The process was known as devolution ... del Nord de Erster Minister und Stellvertretender Erster Minister von Nordirland nl Lijst van premiers ... more details
Deputy FirstMinister can refer to Deputy FirstMinister of Northern Ireland Deputy FirstMinister of Scotland Deputy FirstMinister for Wales Disambig de Deputy FirstMinister ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2007 FirstMinister s Questions is the name given to the weekly questioning of the leaders of devolved administrations in the United Kingdom. FirstMinister s Questions works in a similar way to Prime Minister s Questions in the British House of Commons House of Commons . Northern Ireland In Northern Ireland Questions to the Office of the FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinister or simply FirstMinister s Questions is taken jointly by the FirstMinister and Deputy First Minster. This dyarchy is to enable the leaders of the main unionist and nationalist parties to work together in the Office of the FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinister . Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly are allowed half an hour to put questions to the ministers. The questions are tabled in advance by the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly MLAs . ScotlandFirstMinister s Questions is the name given to Question Time in the Scottish Parliament , in the course of which the Scotland Scottish FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister spends half an hour on each Thursday that the parliament is in session answering questions from Member of the Scottish Parliament Members of the Scottish Parliament MSPs . There are additional sessions during the Parliamentary week at which other minister government minister s are called upon to answer subject specific and general questions. Wales In Wales the National Assembly for Wales holds FirstMinister s Questions . Members of the National Assembly for Wales Assembly Members have up to thirty minutes to question the Welsh FirstMinister for Wales FirstMinister on issues regarding the responsibilities of the Office of the FirstMinister and the Welsh Assembly Government Assembly Government as a whole. Remove comment tags when references are added. References Reflist See also Northern Ireland Executive Scottish Government Welsh Assembly ... Category National Assembly for Wales NI stub Scotland poli stub Wales stub UK poli stub ... more details
The Office of the FirstMinister is a Ministry government department portfolio within the Scottish Government . ref http www.scotland.gov.uk About 14944 Scottish Cabinet ref The office is responsible for the running of the government. Executive agencies The Historic Scotland and National Archives of Scotland Executive agencies of the Scottish Government Executive agencies come under the Office s remit. ref http www.scotland.gov.uk Resource Doc 923 0052945.pdf Scottish Government Senior Management Structure Bot generated title ref Ministers FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister &mdash Alex Salmond Minister for Culture and External Affairs &mdash Fiona Hyslop politician Fiona Hyslop Minister for Parliamentary Business &mdash Bruce Crawford Notes Reflist External links http www.scotland.gov.uk About govtmay307 Scottish Government category Scottish Government ... more details
The FirstMinister of Scotland is the political leader of Scotland , and head of the Scottish Government . The FirstMinister chairs the Scottish Cabinet government Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development and presentation of Scottish government policy. The FirstMinister is a Member of the Scottish Parliament MSP , and is nominated by the Scottish Parliament before being officially appointed by the Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom monarch . Following a referendum in 1997, a Scottish Parliament and devolved Scottish Government were established, to give Scotland some measure of self governance in its domestic affairs. This devolution resulted in administrative and legislative changes to the way Scotland was governed, and resulted in the establishment of a post of FirstMinister to be head of the devolved Scottish Government. Following the first Scottish Parliamentary elections on 6 May 1999, Scottish Labour Party leader Donald Dewar was nominated as FirstMinister, and was officially appointed by the Queen on 17 May at a ceremony in the Palace of Holyroodhouse . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi uk politics 345189.stm UK Politics Dewar appointed as firstminister , BBC News , 17 May 1999 ref List of First Ministers class wikitable width 100 colspan 2 width 2 No. width 75 Portrait width 30 Name br small Birth Death br Constituency Title colspan 2 width 20 Term of office br br Electoral mandates colspan 2 width 15 Deputy width 15 Political party br small of FM width 15 Government rowspan 2 style background color Scottish Labour Party meta color rowspan 2 align center 1 rowspan 2 File Wfm donald dewar statue.jpg 75px rowspan 3 align center Donald Dewar ... people First Ministers Category Lists of prime ministers Scotland Category First Ministers of Scotland Category Lists of political office holders in the United Kingdom FirstMinister of Scotland ... Scottish Parliament First McConnell government First McConnell br small Coalition small br Government ... more details
ScotlandFirst Rugby Team, 1871, for the 1st international, v England in Edinburgh, Scotland won by 1 goal & 1 try to 1 try br This picture is the copyright of the Lordprice Collection and is reproduced on Wikipedia with their permission br http www.lordprice.co.uk sports rugby rugby.html br Licensing cc by sa 2.5 ... more details
Infobox Political post border parliamentary minister not prime post FirstMinister of Wales br Prif Weinidog ... about cabinet cabinetm carwynjones?lang en Website Politics of Wales The FirstMinister of Wales lang ..., which was established in 1999. The FirstMinister is responsible for the exercise of functions ... 2006 allowed for the post to be officially known as the FirstMinister and also made the FirstMinister ... in May 2007, however, the FirstMinister is appointed by the Monarch of the United Kingdom monarch and represents ..., in this respect, to Scotland and Northern Ireland within the devolved structures of the UK, although it still does not yet make its own Acts of Parliament. cn date February 2011 The FirstMinister appoints ... of the FirstMinister, 25 May 2007 , the Welsh Ministers exercise functions in their own right ... Ministers with their consent by an Order in Council approved by Parliament. The FirstMinister ... See also Deputy FirstMinister for Wales Welsh Assembly Government External links http www.assemblywales.org ... of the United Kingdom, Europe and Wales abroad and staffing. The official office of the FirstMinister is in T Hywel , previously known as Crickhowell House, and the Senedd in Cardiff Bay ... When initially set up under the Government of Wales Act 1998 , the post was known as First ... assembly and executive than Northern Ireland and Scotland . This was also attributed to the fact that the Welsh term for FirstMinister , Prif Weinidog , also translates as Prime Minister , so a different title was chosen to avoid confusion with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . A change ... functions are conferred on the National Assembly for Wales and then separately delegated to the FirstMinister and to other Cabinet Ministers and staff as appropriate. Until the Government of Wales ... shift as for the first time in centuries the head of government in Wales is appointed by the Crown ..., Europe and Wales Abroad. Staffing Civil Service List of First Secretaries class wikitable colspan ... more details
Infobox Political post border parliamentary minister not prime insignia insigniacaption post Deputy FirstMinister for Wales br Dirprwy Brif Weinidog Cymru image Ieuan Wyn Jones.jpg incumbent Ieuan Wyn Jones incumbentsince 11 July 2007 style residence appointer Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom termlength governor British Monarchy Sovereign inaugural Michael German Mike German formation 16 October 2000 website http wales.gov.uk about cabinet cabinetm ieuanwynjones?lang en Website Politics of Wales The Deputy FirstMinister for Wales lang cy Dirprwy Brif Weinidog Cymru is the deputy leader of the Welsh Assembly Government , the devolved administration for Wales . The post was created October 2000 when Michael German Mike German of the Welsh Liberal Democrats was appointed Deputy FirstMinister as part of a coalition government with Welsh Labour . Since the office was created, the holder has been the leader party of the junior partner in coalition with Welsh Labour. The current holder is Ieuan Wyn Jones of Plaid Cymru who is also the Minister for the Economy and Transport . Ieuan Wyn Jones assumed the office as part of the One Wales agreement between Pleid Cymru and Welsh Labour. List of Deputy First Ministers class wikitable colspan 2 Name Picture In office Political party Government Other office held style background color Welsh Liberal Democrats meta color Mike German, Baron German Michael German Image Michael German.jpg 60px 16 October 2000 8 May 2003 br small Acting Jenny Randerson 6 July 2001 13 June 2002 Welsh Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Labour Liberal Democrat Coalition Minister for the Economy and Transport Minister for Economic Development colspan ... One Wales Labour Plaid Cymru Coalition Minister for the Economy and Transport See also FirstMinister for Wales WalesFirstMinister UK heads of governments Category Politics of Wales Category Government of Wales Category First Ministers of Wales Category Welsh Assembly Government cy Dirprwy ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Infobox nrhp name FirstMinister s House nrhp type image caption location Gardner, Massachusetts lat degrees 42 lat minutes 34 lat seconds 26 lat direction N long degrees 71 long minutes 59 long seconds 0 long direction W locmapin Massachusetts area built 1792 architect Osgood,Rev. Dr. Jonathan architecture Georgian added November 14, 1979 governing body Private refnum 79000372 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref FirstMinister s House is an historic house at 186 Elm Street in Gardner, Massachusetts . The house was built in 1792 and served as the church parsonage for Rev. Jonathan Osgood, pastor of Gardner s First Congregational church and also a physician. ref http www.fccgardner.org ref Suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone frequently visited the house because it was home to her sister, Sarah Lawrence. A granite marker commemorating this fact was placed outside of the home. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. References Reflist National Register of Historic Places Category United Church of Christ churches in Massachusetts Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Category Houses in Worcester County, Massachusetts WorcesterMA NRHP stub ... more details
Politics of Northern Ireland The Committee for the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister was established to advise and assist the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister , on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation. The Assembly approved a motion on June 12, 2007 to change the name of the committee from Committee of the Centre to Committee for the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister. ref http www.niassembly.gov.uk centre 2007mandate centrehome 07.htm Northern Ireland Assembly ref Membership 11 Martina Anderson Sinn F in Tom Elliott Ulster Unionist Party Dolores Kelly Social Democratic and Labour Party Danny Kennedy Chairperson Northern Ireland Chairperson UUP Naomi Long Deputy Chairperson Northern Ireland Deputy Chairperson Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alliance Barry McElduff Sinn F in Francie Molloy Sinn F in Stephen Moutray Democratic Unionist Party Jim Shannon DUP Jimmy Spratt DUP Jim Wells politician Jim Wells DUP References Reflist See also Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinisterFirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister External links http www.niassembly.gov.uk centre 2007mandate centrehome 07.htm Committee for the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister Northern Ireland Assembly OFMDFM Category Northern Ireland Assembly ... more details
David Steel 5 October 1910 11 November 2002 was a Church of Scotlandminister. From 1949 to 1957 he was minister of St Andrew s Church, Nairobi , Kenya . For much of that time, the then British Colony of Kenya was in civil unrest due to the Mau Mau Uprising Steel deplored the violence of the Mau Mau, but came to believe that the colonial government s response which included detentions without trial and many executions was disproportionate and immoral. In January 1955 he spoke out against government policy in a sermon at St Andrew s Church. The local English language newspaper criticised Steel s intervention in politics, in an editorial titled Who will rid us of this turbulent priest? ref Obituary, The Scotsman , 14 November 2002 ref thus implicitly drawing a parallel between Steel and Thomas Becket . Steel also helped to secure the early release of a number of detainees. ref Empire s Children David Steel , Channel 4 Television, 16 July 2007 ref Steel returned to Scotland in 1957, and spent the rest of his ministry there, serving as minister at St. Michael s Parish Church, Linlithgow . He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1974 75. He retired in 1976, and died in Edinburgh in 2002, aged 92. One of his sons, also David Steel , now Lord Steel of Aikwood, is a prominent British Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrat politician and former party leader. References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Steel, David ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Steel, David Category British people of the Mau Mau Uprising Category 1910 births Category 2002 deaths Christian clergy stub ... more details
Politics of Russia A First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation , commonly referred to as the First Deputy Prime Minister , is a member of the Government of Russia Russian Government . ref Cite Russian law ru entity ru type ru number 110 ru date 12 1993 ru title 6. ru url en type Article en number 110 en date 12 December 1993 en title Chapter 6. The Government of the Russian Federation en url http www.constitution.ru en 10003000 07.htm ref The First Deputy is to be proposed by the Prime Minister of Russia Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation , commonly known as the Prime Minister, and approved by the President of the Russian Federation nation s President . ref Cite Russian law ru entity ru type ru number 112 ru date 12 1993 ru title 6. ru url en type Article en number 112 en date 12 December 1993 en title Chapter 6. The Government of the Russian Federation en url http www.constitution.ru en 10003000 07.htm ref The office is the successor to the posts of First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union and the First Deputy Premier of the Russian SFSR List of first deputies class wikitable width 70 scope col colspan 2 width 25 Name br birth death scope col width 40 Tenure scope col width 40 Prime Minister rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal Gennady Burbulis rowspan 1 rowspan 1 26 December 1991 14 April 1992 rowspan 1 Boris Yeltsin rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal Yegor Gaydar rowspan 1 File YegorGaidar.jpg 100px rowspan 1 2 March 1992 15 December 1992 rowspan 1 Boris Yeltsin rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal Vladimir Shumeyko rowspan 1 rowspan 1 2 June 1992 20 January 1994 rowspan 1 Viktor Chernomyrdin rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal Yegor Gaydar rowspan 1 File YegorGaidar.jpg 100px rowspan 1 17 March 1993 20 January 1994 rowspan 1 Viktor Chernomyrdin rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal ... more details
Infobox television show name First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs of a Prime Minister image show name 2 caption genre biography format creator developer writer Munroe Scott director creative director presenter starring judges voices narrated theme music composer opentheme endtheme composer country CAN language English language English channel CBC Television first run first aired 27 May 1973 last aired 19 August 1973 num seasons 1 num episodes 13 status list episodes executive producer producer Cameron Graham editor location cinematography camera runtime 30 minutes company distributor picture format audio format preceded by followed by One Canadian The Political Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker related website production website Use dmy dates date September 2010 First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs of a Prime Minister was a Television in Canada Canadian biographical television miniseries which aired on CBC Television from 1973 to 1975. Premise Bernard Ostry interviewed and former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in this series. Episodes featured this interview footage combined with historic photographs and other film footage of Pearson. ref name CCF cite web url http www.broadcasting history.ca programming television programming popup.php?id 390 first John last Corcelli date April 2002 title First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs of a Prime Minister publisher Canadian Communications Foundation accessdate 7 May 2010 ref Scheduling This half hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 10 00 p.m. Eastern from 27 May to 19 August 1973. It was rebroadcast Wednesdays at 10 30 p.m. from 23 October 1974 to 15 January 1975. Episodes The series was divided ... CBC Fab.html first Blaine last Allan title First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs of a Prime Minister publisher Queen s University year 1996 accessdate 7 May 2010 DEFAULTSORT First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs Of A Prime Minister Category CBC network shows Category 1973 Canadian television ... more details
Monarchy of the United Kingdom Monarch leader name1 Elizabeth II leader title2 FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister Scottish Government Head of Scottish Government leader name2 Alex Salmond Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament MSP legislature Scottish Parliament leader title3 Prime Minister ... , MSP , on the nomination of the Parliament, to be FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister ... across Scotland. ref name 1707 protests cite book last Devine first T.M year 1999 title The Scottish ... first Magnus authorlink coauthors title Scotland The Story of a Nation publisher Harper & Collins ... period. It is believed that the first post glacial groups of hunter gatherer s arrived in Scotland around ... legacies immig emig scotland western article 1.shtml Dalriada The Land of the First Scots . BBC ... Withers first Charles, W.J. title Gaelic in Scotland, 1698 1981 publisher John Donald location Edinburgh ... Reformation . The Education Act 1496 Education Act of 1496 made Scotland the first country since ... first Jenny last Wormald title Court, Kirk and Community Scotland edition New publisher Edinburgh ... First and Second World Wars Scotland played a major role in the British effort in the World War ... are free at point of use in Scotland, while fees are paid in the rest of the UK. Scotland was the first ...For pp move indef Infobox country conventional long name Scotland spaces 2 resize jjjj75 Scottish English ... Scotland image flag Flag of Scotland.svg flag width 127px image coat Lionrampant.svg border symbol ... see National anthem of Scotland and note sup 1 sup image map Europe location SCO2.png map caption ... s Mid 2005 Population Estimates for Scotland publisher Gro scotland.gov.uk date 2010 02 16 accessdate ..., 2010 MP sovereignty type Establishment sovereignty note Scotland in the Early Middle Ages Early ... news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland 8648561.stm title Scottish population highest since 1970s publisher ... Online Gateway accessdate 2007 12 02 ref br Saint Margaret of Scotland St Margaret br Saint ... more details
Minister can mean several things Minister Christianity , a Christian who ministers in some way Minister diplomacy , the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador Minister government , a politician who heads a Ministry government department ministry government department Shadow minister, a member of a Shadow Cabinet of the Opposition parliamentary opposition See also Ministry disambiguation Yes Minister Wiktionary disambig ca Ministre desambiguaci cy Gweinidog da Minister flertydig gl Ministro ... more details
minister newsnetscotland.com speakers corner 1584 alex salmond firstminister External links http www.newsnetscotland.com ...Refimprove date May 2007 Scottish media has a long and distinct history. Scotland has a wide range of different types and quality of Mass media media . Film main Cinema of Scotland Broadcasting Television main Television in Scotland BBC Scotland runs two national Scottish television stations television stations . Much of the output of BBC Scotland Television, such as most news, current affairs and sport ... within Scotland, whilst others, for example many drama and comedy programmes, aim at audiences throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide markets. Newsnight Scotland broadcasts between 11pm ... Television Border , also broadcast in Scotland. Although they previously had independent existences ... terrestrial television, broadcasting Across Scotland on the Freeview UK Freeview platform every night ... , 12 hours a day. Radio main Radio in ScotlandScotland has its own BBC Scotland BBC services which include the national radio stations, BBC Radio Scotland and Scottish Gaelic language service, BBC Radio nan Gaidheal , which is available in the North of Scotland. There are also a number of BBC and independent local radio stations throughout the country. Internet A recent addition to Scotland ... of Scotland. Evening Times & The Herald Glasgow The Herald covers mostly Glasgow and the West. Print Newspapers main List of newspapers in ScotlandScotland produces several national newspaper s, the Daily Record Scotland Daily Record Scotland s leading tabloid , the broadsheet The Herald Glasgow The Herald ... the tabloid Sunday Mail Scotland Sunday Mail published by Daily Record parent company Trinity Mirror and the Sunday Post , while the Sunday Herald and Scotland on Sunday have associations with The Herald ... in Dundee and the east, and Press and Journal Scotland The Press and Journal serving Aberdeen and the north. Magazines main List of magazines published in Scotland There are over 700 magazines published ... more details
Historic Scotland Scottish Gaelic Alba Aosmh r is an executive agency of the Scottish Government , responsible for historic monuments in Scotland . Its website states quotation Historic Scotland was created as an agency in 1991 and was attached to the Scottish Executive Education Department , which embraces all aspects of the cultural heritage, in May 1999. As part of the Scottish Government , Historic Scotland is directly accountable to the Scottish Ministers for safeguarding the nation s built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment. It has direct responsibility for maintaining and running over 360 monuments in its care, about a quarter of which are manned and charge admission entry. Membership is available, renewable annually which admits the holder to all properties free of charge and equivalent sites in England and Wales at half price in the first year and free thereafter . Life membership is also available. It publishes a quarterly magazine as well as many guidebooks ... Scotland has similar functions to its counterparts in other parts of the United Kingdom English Heritage ... s Framework Document sets out the responsibilities of Scottish Minister s and the agency s Chief Executive ... corporate plan 2008 2011.pdf Corporate plan ref Historic Scotland s role has not been without controversy ... blocked by Historic Scotland, which favoured stabilising it as a ruin. This position was supported ... within an academic context. After widespread consultation, Historic Scotland published a comprehensive ... See also Category Historic Scotland List of Historic Scotland sites Category Listed buildings in Scotland Listed buildings in Scotland Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland ... The official Edinburgh Castle website Scottish Executive Agencies Category Historic Scotland ... Scotland fr Historic Scotland nl Historic Scotland no Historic Scotland simple Historic Scotland sl Historic Scotland ... more details
a leading role in the provision of Universal education universal education in Scotland the first such provision ... Scotland Act 1711 right to appoint ministers , led to a number of groups seceding. This began with the First ... of the General Assembly. Dr Alison Elliot was also the first non minister to be chosen since George ... became the first female minister to be Moderator. As with many other churches especially in Western ...Infobox Christian denomination name Church of Scotland image Logo of the Church of Scotland.png imagewidth ... Free Church of Scotland 1843 1900 Free Church of Scotland separated 1843 incorporated the United Free Church of Scotland in 1929 associations Action of Churches Together in Scotland br Churches Together ... of European Churches br World Council of Churches area Scotland congregations 1,200 members 489,000 footnotes The Church of Scotland , Scottish Gaelic Eaglais na h Alba known informally by its Scots ... shaped by the Scottish Reformation . The Church of Scotland traces its roots back to the Christianity in Medieval Scotland beginnings of Christianity in Scotland , but its identity is principally shaped by the Reformation of 1560. Its current pledged membership is about 9 of the Demographics of Scotland ... of the Scottish population claim some form of allegiance to it see Religion in Scotland . Position ... style background cfcfff Percentage of Population style background efefef align center Church of Scotland ... style background efefef align center Other Religions align center 0.5 The Church of Scotland has around 984 active Minister of religion minister s, 1,179 Wiktionary congregation congregations , and its ... Returns ref comprises about 9 of the population of Scotland. Official membership is down some 65 ... as Church of Scotland by religion. The Church of Scotland Guild , historically the Kirk s women s movement, is still the largest voluntary organisation in Scotland. Although it is the national church ... the Sovereign state state in spiritual matters. The British monarchy British monarch when in Scotland ... more details
football align center Portal Current events align center 2010 Events from 2010 in Scotland Incumbents further Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch of the United Kingdom Monarch Queen Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952 Prime Minister of United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown since 27 June 2007, to 11 May 2010 . Replaced by David Cameron . FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland Keeper of the Great Seal Alex Salmond since 16 ... seat 15 May Newly appointed British Prime Minister David Cameron travels to Scotland for talks with FirstMinister Alex Salmond . Both later agree that the talks were productive and it was agreed that Cameron ... news uk scotland 11976328 title Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson resigns work BBC News ...class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 2010 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Years in Scotland Years small align center 2008 in Scotland 2008 2009 in Scotland 2009 2010 2011 in Scotland 2011 2012 in Scotland 2012 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Centuries in Scotland Centuries small align left Category 18th century in Scotland 18th century Category 19th century in Scotland 19th century Category 20th century in Scotland 20th century Category 21st century in Scotland 21st century ... Alex Fergusson since 14 May 2007 Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State Jim Murphy ... 29 Events January 5 January Scotland as well as most of the UK is deluged by some of the heaviest ... with the first ever televised leader s debates in the UK, leaders of the main political parties in Scotland including the Scottish Labour Party , Scottish Conservative Party , the Scottish ..., 2010 United Kingdom general election Scottish Labour Labour maintains a stronghold in Scotland with 41 ... home in Lanarkshire . July 2 July Supporters of Stirling Albion F.C. become the first in the UK to take ... more details
and asking him to explain comments he made during FirstMinister s Questions in December 2010 ...class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 2011 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Years in Scotland Years small align center 2009 in Scotland 2009 2010 in Scotland 2010 2011 2012 in Scotland 2012 2013 in Scotland 2013 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Centuries in Scotland Centuries small align left Category 18th century in Scotland 18th century Category 19th century in Scotland 19th century Category 20th century in Scotland 20th century Category 21st century in Scotland 21st century ... football align center Portal Current events align center 2011 Events from 2011 in Scotland Incumbents further Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch of the United Kingdom Monarch Queen Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952 FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland Keeper of the Great Seal Alex Salmond since 16 May 2007 Presiding Officer ... 14 May 2007 Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State Michael Moore UK politician Michael ... Faroes ref cite news url http news.stv.tv scotland highlands islands 217918 un to consider ... a claim to it. last Morris first Bridget date 2 January 2011 work The Herald accessdate 3 January 2011 ... 1.1077572 title Explosion kills Scots regiment soldier in Helmand last McArdle first Helen date ... news url http www.bbc.co.uk news uk scotland 12104501 title In pictures Loony Dook 2011 date 2 January 2011 publisher BBC News Scotland accessdate 3 January 2011 ref 2 January at the Old Firm game ... Firm pay homage to disaster victim last Pattullo first Alan date 3 January 2011 work The Scotsman ... title Diplomatic fury after Labour leader s ethnic cleansing jibe last Hutcheon first Paul ... ref cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk news uk scotlandscotland business 12104503 title Sunday Herald ... more details
Portal Current events align center 2009 Events in 2009 in Scotland Incumbents further Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch of the United Kingdom Monarch Queen Elizabeth II FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland Keeper of the Great ... Swinney , says the budget will be put before parliament again as soon as is possible, whilst the FirstMinister of ScotlandFirstMinister , Alex Salmond , reportedly puts the SNP on an election footing ... 2009 ref 20 December Richie Ramsay wins the South African Open , Scotland s first win on the European ...class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 2009 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Years in Scotland Years small align center 2007 in Scotland 2007 2008 in Scotland 2008 2009 2010 in Scotland 2010 2011 in Scotland 2011 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Centuries in Scotland Centuries small align left Category 18th century in Scotland 18th century Category 19th century in Scotland 19th century Category 20th century in Scotland 20th century Category 21st century in Scotland 21st century style background color f3f3f3 align center small See also small align center Homecoming Scotland ... Scottish politician Alex Fergusson Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State Jim Murphy Events Yearlong event Homecoming Scotland Sunday 25 January Burns Night until Monday 30 November St Andrew s Day January 13 January Minor earthquake in Shetland . ref cite news first Lucy last Cockroft title ... avalanche avalanche on Buachaille Etive M r in the Highlands of Scotland . Five others walk away uninjured, whilst another suffers a shoulder injury. ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland ... scotland 7854417.stm title Scottish budget rejected by MSPs publisher BBC News date 28 January 2009 accessdate 28 March 2010 ref ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland 7857087.stm title Q&A ... more details
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