Henry McLeish

The Right Honourable Henry McLeish
Official portrait, 2000
First Minister of Scotland
In office 27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Jim Wallace
Preceded by	Donald Dewar[a]
Succeeded by	Jack McConnell[b]
Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland[c]
In office 27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001 Acting: 11 October 2000 – 27 October 2000
Deputy	Cathy Jamieson
UK party leader	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Donald Dewar
Succeeded by	Jack McConnell
Ministerial offices Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning In office 19 May 1999 – 26 October 2000 First Minister Donald Dewar Jim Wallace (Acting) Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Wendy Alexander Minister of State for Scotland In office 6 May 1997 – 29 June 1999 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by James Douglas-Hamilton Succeeded by Brian Wilson
Parliamentary offices Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife In office 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Christine May Member of Parliament for Central Fife In office 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001 Preceded by Willie Hamilton Succeeded by John MacDougall
Personal details
Born	Henry Baird McLeish (1948-06-15) 15 June 1948 (age 76) Methil, Fife, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Labour
Spouse(s)	Margaret Drysdale ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1995)​ Julie Fulton ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2011)​ Caryn Nicolson ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	4
Parents	Harry McLeish (father) Mary Slaven Baird (mother)
Education	Buckhaven High School
Alma mater	Heriot-Watt University
Occupation	Politician Footballer Author Academic
Cabinet	McLeish government
Association football career Position(s) Wing half Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1963 Leeds United 8 1963–1968 East Fife 108 National team 1966 Scotland U18 1 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henry Baird McLeish (born 15 June 1948) is a Scottish politician, author, academic and former professional footballer who was First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to 2001. With a term of 1 year, 12 days, he is the shortest serving holder of that office. He was the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2000 to 2001. He resigned because of a financial scandal known as Officegate.^[1]
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).

1. ↑ "First Minister McLeish resigns". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.