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.
| Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 27 February 2021Anas Sarwar | |
| Member of |
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| Inaugural holder | Donald Dewar |
| Formation | 7 May 1999 |
| Deputy | Jackie Baillie |
List
Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament
| No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Dewar | 19 September 1998 | 11 October 2000 | ||
| 2 | Henry McLeish | 27 October 2000 | 8 November 2001 | ||
| ― | Cathy Jamieson | 8 November 2001 | 22 November 2001 | ||
| 3 | Jack McConnell | 22 November 2001 | 15 August 2007 | ||
| ― | Cathy Jamieson | 15 August 2007 | 14 September 2007 | ||
| 4 | Wendy Alexander | 14 September 2007 | 28 June 2008 | ||
| ― | Cathy Jamieson | 28 June 2008 | 13 September 2008 | ||
| 5 | Iain Gray | 13 September 2008 | 17 December 2011 |
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
| No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Johann Lamont | 17 December 2011 | 24 October 2014 | ||
| — | Anas Sarwar | 24 October 2014 | 13 December 2014 | ||
| 7 | Jim Murphy (as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party) | 13 December 2014 | 13 June 2015 | ||
| Kezia Dugdale (as Leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament) | |||||
| – | Iain Gray | 13 June 2015 | 15 August 2015 | ||
| 8 | Kezia Dugdale | 15 August 2015 | 29 August 2017 | ||
| ― | Alex Rowley | 29 August 2017 | 15 November 2017 | ||
| ― | Jackie Baillie | 15 November 2017 | 18 November 2017 | ||
| 9 | Richard Leonard | 18 November 2017 | 14 January 2021 | ||
| – | Jackie Baillie | 14 January 2021 | 27 February 2021 | ||
| 10 | Anas Sarwar | 27 February 2021 | Incumbent |
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