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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 · A tribute to the first Scottish First Minister, who died 20 years ago, by a former colleague and friend. Learn about his life, career, personality and achievements in politics and football.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Donald Dewar, Scotland's first First Minister and the leader of the campaign for a Scottish Parliament. He was a graduate and a former President of the University of Glasgow, and received an honorary LLD in 1998.
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.
A tribute to the first minister of the Scottish Parliament, who died in 2000 after a heart operation. He was a loyal Labour politician, a skilled debater and a key figure in devolution.
Oct 12, 2000 · The late Donald Dewar was remembered as fondly by his constituents in Glasgow as he was by UK political leaders and royalty. He entered parliament in the mid-1960s as MP for Aberdeen South, but...
