Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
{{short description|Head of the Labour Party in Scotland}}
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
| member_of = {{bulleted list|Scottish Parliament (since 1999)|Parliament of the United Kingdom (since 2011)|Local government in Scotland (since 2011)}}
| image = Anas Sarwar MSP.jpg
| incumbent = Anas Sarwar
| incumbentsince = 27 February 2021
| formation = 7 May 1999
| inaugural = Donald Dewar
| deputy = Jackie Baillie
| insignia =
| insigniasize = 200px
| insigniacaption = Logo for the Scottish Labour Party
}}
The office of Leader of the Scottish Labour Party was established when the Scottish Parliament was formed in 1998 prior to its inaugural election. Until the Murphy and Boyack review in 2011, the office was Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament and restricted to members of the Scottish Parliament. Since the review, the office has been opened up to all elected Scottish Labour politicians, including those involved in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and local government.
List
= Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament =
= Leader of the Scottish Labour Party =
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!No. !Image !Name !Term start !Term end !Source |
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" |6
| 100px | 24 October 2014 | {{cite news |date=17 December 2011 |title=Johann Lamont named new Scottish Labour leader |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16217972 |work=BBC News}} |
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" |— | 100px | 24 October 2014 | 13 December 2014 |
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" | 7
| 100px | Jim Murphy | rowspan="2" | 13 December 2014 | rowspan="2" | 13 June 2015 |
| 100px
| Kezia Dugdale |
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" |– | 100px | 13 June 2015 | 15 August 2015 | {{cite web |date=13 June 2015 |title=Scottish Labour agree to swathe of party reforms – and new leader will be announced on August 15th |url=http://labourlist.org/2015/06/scottish-labour-agree-to-swathe-of-party-reforms-and-new-leader-will-be-announced-o-august-15th/ |access-date=13 June 2015 |publisher=LabourList}} |
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" |8
| 100px | 29 August 2017 |
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" | ― | 100px | 29 August 2017 | 15 November 2017 | {{cite web |date=29 August 2017 |title=Kezia Dugdale quits as Scottish Labour leader |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-41082916 |via=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-04 |title=Alex Rowley steps down as interim Scottish Labour leader |url=https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,alex-rowley-steps-down-as-interim-scottish-labour-leader_7924.htm |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=Holyrood Website |language=en}} |
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" |― | 100px | 15 November 2017 | 18 November 2017 |
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" |9
| 100px | 14 January 2021 |
| style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" |– | 100px | 14 January 2021 | 27 February 2021 |
| style="background-color:#e50745; color:white" |10
| 100px |
Timeline
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from: 27/10/2000 till: 08/11/2001 color:leader text:"Henry McLeish"
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from: 08/11/2001 till: 22/11/2001 color:acting
from: 15/08/2007 till: 14/09/2007 color:acting
from: 28/06/2008 till: 13/09/2008 color:acting text:"Cathy Jamieson"
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from: 22/11/2001 till: 15/08/2007 color:leader text:"Jack McConnell"
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from: 14/09/2007 till: 28/06/2008 color:leader text:"Wendy Alexander"
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from: 27/02/2021 till: $now color:leader text:"Anas Sarwar"
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from: 15/08/2015 till: 29/08/2017 color:leader text:"Kezia Dugdale"
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from: 29/08/2017 till: 15/11/2017 color:acting text:"Alex Rowley"
bar:Baillie
from: 15/11/2017 till: 18/11/2017 color:acting
from: 14/01/2021 till: 27/02/2021 color:acting text:"Jackie Baillie"
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from: 18/11/2017 till: 14/01/2021 color:leader text:"Richard Leonard"
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Notes
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