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* 1937 – Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, First Minister of Scotland ( d. 2000 )
Donald Campbell Dewar ( 21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000 ) was a Scottish politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament ( MP ) in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000.
Donald Dewar was selected for the seat Glasgow Garscadden by a majority of three, after Dewar's friend the veteran Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers MP Willie Small died unexpectedly.
The First ScotRail Class 334 train 334001 was named Donald Dewar in his memory.
A coalition government, which would last until 2007, was formed between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, with Donald Dewar as First Minister.
** Donald Dewar, First Minister of Scotland ( d. 2000 )
In more recent times, the University boasts one of Europe's largest collections of life scientists, as well as having been the training ground of numerous politicians, including former First Minister Donald Dewar, fomer leader of the Liberal Democrats and current Rector of the University Charles Kennedy, Liam Fox, John Smith, Sir Menzies Campbell and current Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
In both countries, actual by-elections where voters go to the polls to vote for their preferred candidate only take place to fill a vacancy in a constituency seat, such as on the death of Donald Dewar, which resulted in a by-election for the constituency of Glasgow Anniesland.
Despite this, during his time as leader of the Labour Party Smith abolished the trade union block vote at Labour party conferences, and replaced it with " one member one vote " at the 1993 party conference and committed a future Labour government to establishing a Scottish Parliament, a policy which was followed through by his successors ( most notably his close friend Donald Dewar ) after his death.
His close friend Donald Dewar was the only political figure at the funeral-who acted as one of Smith's pall bearers.
Born in Inverness, Scotland, he studied Scots law at the University of Glasgow and became involved in debating with the Glasgow University Dialectic Society and at the Glasgow University Union, where he befriended contemporary Labourites Donald Dewar and John Smith.
In the late 1960s, Donald Dewar's wife, Alison, left Dewar for Irvine, and the two men remained unreconciled, even though they were later to serve in the same Cabinet.
The Labour Party won the 1997 general election and Donald Dewar as Secretary of State for Scotland agreed to the proposals for a Scottish Parliament.
The Labour Party's Donald Dewar became the First Minister of Scotland, while the Scottish National Party became the main opposition party.
Donald Dewar was the inaugural First Minister of Scotland, and held office from May 1999, until his death in October 2000.
From 11 October 2000 to 26 October 2000, following the death in office of the then First Minister Donald Dewar, his deputy Jim Wallace became Acting First Minister, until the Labour party appointed a new leader, and consequently First Minister.
Following the election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP ) Donald Dewar becoming First Minister.
Smith was elected to the first Scottish Parliament in May 1999 to represent his home constituency of North East Fife and was appointed as Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business in the government of First Minister Donald Dewar.
A post he held until Donald Dewar ’ s death the following year.
* Donald Adamson and Peter Beauclerk Dewar, The House of Nell Gwyn.
His father, a Church of Scotland minister, conducted the funeral of the inaugural First Minister of Scotland, Donald Dewar at Glasgow Cathedral in 2000.
Browne joined the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee on his election, and became the Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS ) to the Secretary of State for Scotland Donald Dewar in 1998.
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Following Tony Blair's election in May 1997, she was appointed Special Adviser to Donald Dewar when he became Secretary of State for Scotland.

Donald and died
Of Bernard's siblings, Sibyl died prematurely in Tasmania, and Harold, Donald and Una all emigrated.
When he died as king of the combined kingdom in 900, Domnall II ( Donald II ) was the first man to be called rí Alban ( i. e. King of Alba ).
When Malcolm died in 1093, his brother Domnall III ( Donald III ) succeeded him.
# Donald, died ca. 1094
Donald Miller died in December, 1998, Gerard Piel in September 2004 and Dennis Flanagan in January 2005.
* September 15 – Sir Donald Bailey, British civil engineer ( died 1985 )
Donald Dubh was captured and kept in prison for the rest of life, and Torquil MacLeod died in exile in 1511.
One track of note on the album is Out Of This World, a song about Donald Campbell, who died while trying to set a speed record on water.
The PNC government quickly accused Rodney of being a terrorist who had died at the hands of his own bomb and charged his brother Donald with being an accomplice.
Transmitter maintenance engineer Donald DiFranco died in the attack.
Fordun's account goes on to relate how Margaret died of grief within days, and how Malcolm's brother Donald Bane laid siege to the castle.
In December 2004, a controversy arose when it was revealed that United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, was using an autopen to sign letters-of-condolence to families of American military members who had died in the line of duty while serving under Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
The tombstone of the grave he now shares with his wife Margaret Nash ( who died in 1993 ) depicts a carving of Donald and Daisy Duck holding hands.
The earliest burial is that of William O ' Donald who died May 27, 1869.
Domnall mac Donnchada ( Modern Gaelic: Dòmhnall mac Dhonnchaidh ), anglicised as Donald III, and nicknamed Domnall Bán, " Donald the Fair " ( anglicised as Donald Bane / Bain or Donalbane / Donalbain ), ( died 1099 ) was King of Scots from 1093 – 1094 and 1094 – 1097.
Ladhmann son of Domnall, " grandson of the King of Scots ", who died in 1116 might have been a son of Donald.
Domnall mac Causantín ( Modern Gaelic: Dòmhnall mac Chòiseim ), anglicised as Donald II ( died 900 ) was King of the Picts or King of Scotland ( Alba ) in the late 9th century.
Kerik's father, Donald Raymond Kerik, Sr. died on February 24, 2006, from cancer.
John Donald Wade died on October 9, 1963 in Marshallville.
She had an older brother, Donald, Jr., who died in 2004, and has a younger sister, Cyndy.
When O ' Reilly died, Sir Donald Bradman said that he was the greatest bowler he had ever faced or watched.

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