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Donald Dewar
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Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (in office from 1999 to 2000)
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Donald Dewar (1937–2000) was a British politician and lawyer who served as Secretary of State for Scotland and First Minister of Scotland. Born in Glasgow, he was a member of the Scottish Labour Party and the Labour Party. He studied at The Glasgow Academy and the University of Glasgow. Dewar stood as a candidate in the 1979, 1983, 1987, and 1992 United Kingdom general elections. He worked in London and Edinburgh.
Dewar was an author with four listed works, including *Employee Involvement Team*, *Employee Involvement Teams Eit*, *Facilitator Handbook*, and *Guiding Light*. He died in Edinburgh in 2000 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Elizabeth II
- Deputy
- Jim Wallace
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- Henry McLeish
- Uk party leader
- Tony Blair
- Prime minister
- Tony Blair
- Leader
- Tony Blair
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Donald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Edinburgh
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Donald Dewar in Strasbourg, 1999 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Edinburgh
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- date of birth
- 1937-08-21
- date of death
- 2000-10-11
- Commons category
- Donald Dewar
- name in native language
- Donald Dewar
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- candidacy in election
- 1997 United Kingdom general election
- P10632
- Donald Dewar
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Personal details Born(1937-08-21)21 August 1937 Glasgow, Scotland
Died11 October 2000(2000-10-11) (aged 63) Edinburgh, Scotland
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