second Yousaf government

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|incumbent= April - May 2024

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|jurisdiction= Scotland

|state_head= Charles III

|state_head_title= Monarch

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|government_head= Humza Yousaf

|government_head_title= First Minister

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|deputy_government_head= Shona Robison

|deputy_government_head_title= Deputy First Minister

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|date_formed= 25 April 2024

|date_dissolved= 7 May 2024

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|legislature_term= 6th Scottish Parliament

|opposition_leader= Douglas Ross

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|legislature_status= Minority
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|predecessor=First Yousaf government

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Humza Yousaf formed the Second Yousaf government on 25 April 2024 following his dissolution of the Scottish National Party's power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-25 |title=SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens collapses |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-68895400 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=BBC |language=en-GB}} This resulted in a government crisis, where Yousaf faced the threat of a vote of no confidence now that the SNP was leading a minority government. Days later, Yousaf announced his intention to resign as First Minister and leader of the SNP. John Swinney succeeded Yousaf on 7 May 2024 following a leadership election.

History

On 25 April 2024 Scottish National Party First Minister Humza Yousaf announced that the power sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party — which had been in place since 31 August 2021 — was dissolved with immediate effect. This resulted in the Green Party's two Ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater leaving government and their respective posts of Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity being abolished.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-25 |title=SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens collapses |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-68895400 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=BBC |language=en-GB}}

First Minister Humza Yousaf formed a SNP minority government, and faced separate motions of no confidence from Labour and the Conservatives, following the Greens withdrawing support.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title=How big a threat to Humza Yousaf is a no-confidence vote? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3g8dwn01gno |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

On 29 April, Yousaf announced his intention to resign as First Minister following the election of a new leader of the SNP. The Conservatives would withdraw their no confidence motion in Yousaf, following the announcement of his resignation, whilst the Labour Party would push their no confidence motion in the government to a vote - it being defeated by 70 votes to 58.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=Scottish government survives no confidence vote after leader's resignation |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/scottish-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-after-leaders-resignation-2024-05-01/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Reuters |language=en-GB}}