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Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish statesman and politician who served as the inaugural first minister of Scotland and leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000.
Oct 3, 2010 · Donald Dewar campaigned for decades to restore Scotland's Parliament. He argued for devolution long before it was established orthodoxy within his own Labour Party.
Oct 11, 2020 · Donald Dewar collapsed at Bute House and was taken to Edinburgh’s Western Infirmary, where he died from a brain haemorrhage. He was only 63. The sense of shock was profound...
Oct 12, 2000 · Donald Dewar, the Scottish First Minister, who has died aged 63, was one of the unlikeliest of Scottish heroes. In a land that reveres fighters and footballers, Dewar did not fit the mould.
Donald Dewar (1937-2000) was Scotland's first First Minister and is generally recognised as the architect of Devolution. After his death, the University created the Donald Dewar Scholarships and the Donald Dewar Lectureship.
Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was the first First Minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. He was the first person to hold the position of First Minister following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.
The political world was shaken yesterday by the death of Donald Dewar, Scotland's First Minister, who died aged 63, the day after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
