Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party

Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Incumbent Jackie Baillie since 3 April 2020
Member of	Scottish Parliament (since 2000) Parliament of the United Kingdom (since 2011) Local government in Scotland (since 2011)
Inaugural holder	Cathy Jamieson
Formation	21 October 2000

The office of Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party was established in 2000 under the leadership of Donald Dewar. Since the Murphy and Boyack review in 2011, the office has open up to all elected Scottish Labour politicians, including members of the Scottish Parliament, the Parliament of the United Kingdom and local government in Scotland. During leadership elections, the incumbent deputy leader becomes acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.