Henry McLeish



         


The Right Honourable Henry McLeish (born June 15, 1948) is a Scottish politician. He served as the second First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to 2001, and had been the MP for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001.

He resigned as First Minister in 2001 amid a scandal involving allegations he improperly sub-let part of his constituency office.

He is also a former footballer for East Fife F.C., which he signed for after a spell at Leeds United F.C.. He was a talented footballer, and represented Scotland as a youth international.


Preceded by:
Donald Dewar
First Minister of Scotland
2000–2001
Followed by:
Jack McConnell


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