Officegate

This article is part of a series about Henry McLeish
Scottish Labour Party Scottish devolution British House of Commons MP for Central Fife Minister of State for Scotland 1997 Scottish devolution referendum Scotland Act 1998 Scottish Parliament MSP for Central Fife Dewar government Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning First Minister of Scotland Premiership Tenure 2000 leadership bid McCrone Agreement Resignation Officegate
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Officegate^[a] 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.
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