Officegate
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Minister of State for Scotland (1997โ1999)
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (1999โ2000)
First Minister of Scotland (1999โ2000)
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Officegate was a political scandal in Scotland surrounding the unregistered expenses of the then-First Minister of Scotland, Henry McLeish, in 2001. It was the first major scandal the Scottish Parliament had faced since its reincarnation two years prior in 1999. The scandal dominated McLeish's final months in office and resulted in his resignation.