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Deputy First Minister of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (224 words) |
 | The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is, as the name suggests, the Deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. |
| The post is not recognised in statute (in comparison with the post of First Minister which is established by the Scotland Act 1998), and its holder is simply an ordinary member of the Executive, but the post has existed in practice since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive in 1999. |
| The First Minister is appointed from the majority coalition partner (Labour) and the Deputy First Minister from the minority partner (Liberal Democrats). |
| Deputy Prime Minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (219 words) |
| A Deputy Prime Minister is the deputy of a Prime Minister, and a member of a nation's cabinet. |
| For this reason the Deputy PM is often asked to succeed to the Prime Minister's office following the PM's sudden death or unexpected resignation, although this is not necessarily constitutionally mandated. |
| Deputy Prime Minister is often a job that is held simultaneously with another ministry, and is usually given to one of the most senior, experienced ministers of the cabinet. |
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