Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament

The Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament was formed after the 2007 elections to the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Government is headed by First Minister Alex Salmond.

First Salmond government

Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament

5th Cabinet of Scotland
Date formed	16 May 2007
Date dissolved	18 May 2011
People and organizations
Head of government	Alex Salmond
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth
Total number of ministers	16
Member party	Scottish National Party
Status in legislature	Minority
History
Election(s)	2007 general election
Legislature term(s)	3rd
Previous	Government of the 2nd Scottish Parliament
Successor	Government of the 4th Scottish Parliament

The first meeting of the Salmond government, on 22 May 2007

The Salmond government, which was sworn in on 16 May 2007, was a Scottish National Party minority government.

Having won the largest number of seats in the general election (47 of 129) the SNP sought to form a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats. When those talks failed, the SNP chose to form a one-party minority government, with confidence and supply support from the Scottish Green Party. SNP leader Alex Salmond was elected First Minister on 16 May 2007; his slate of ministerial appointments^[1] were ratified by the Scottish Parliament the following day.

Cabinet

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Junior ministers

Law Officers

Parliamentary Liaison Officers

See also

• List of Scottish Governments
• Scottish Parliament election, 2007
• Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament

References

External links

• Scottish Cabinet and Ministers

Scottish Governments 1st Parliament Dewar government (1999–2000) McLeish government (2000–2001) First McConnell government (2001–2003) 2nd Parliament Second McConnell government (2003–2007) 3rd Parliament First Salmond government (2007–2011) 4th Parliament Second Salmond government (2011–2014) Sturgeon government (2014–present)