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Executive of the 3rd Scottish Parliament |
| Government of the 1st | (1999) |
| Government of the 2nd | (2003) |
| Government of the 3rd | (2007) |
The Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament was formed after the 2007 general election.
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The Salmond government (16 May 2007– ) is a Scottish National Party minority government.
Having won the largest number of seats in the general election - 47 out of 129 - the SNP sought to form a coalition. After failing to find coalition partners, they chose to go into government without other parties. Alex Salmond was elected First Minister on 16 May 2007; his slate of ministerial appointments were ratified by the Scottish Parliament the following day.
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Law Officers
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| Lord Advocate | Elish Angiolini QC | 2006– | ||
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Frank Mulholland QC | 2007– | ||
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