biography
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Dewar, Donald (Campbell)
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| lived:
| (1937–2000)
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| biography:
| British statesman, born in Glasgow, W Scotland, UK. He studied at Glasgow, and practised law before entering parliament as Labour MP for Aberdeen South (1966–70) and then Glasgow Garscaddon (1978–2000). He served as opposition spokesman on Scottish affairs (1981–92) and then social security (1992–5) before becoming Labour chief whip (1995–7). In 1997 he became secretary-of-state for Scotland in the newly elected Blair government (until 1999) and was responsible for pushing through the legislation that established the new Scottish Parliament. Elected as the MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, he became Scotland's inaugural first minister (1999–2000). |
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