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Donald Dewar

1937 - 2000

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Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish statesman and politician who served as the inaugural first minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000 and leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1998 until his death in 2000. He was widely regarded as the "Father of the Nation" during his tenure as first minister, and the "Architect of Devolution" whilst serving as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997 to 1999. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Anniesland (formerly Glasgow Garscadden) from 1978 to 2000. Dewar was also Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the equivalent seat from 1999 to 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Dewar is the 16,386th most popular politician (up from 16,909th in 2019), the 4,822nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,270th in 2019) and the 586th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Donald Dewar ranks 16,386 out of 19,576Before him are Zurab Noghaideli, Alexander Beglov, Tim Ryan, Mariann Fischer Boel, Joe Borg, and Arnaldo Otegi. After him are Suthep Thaugsuban, S. M. Krishna, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Nazi-Maruttash, and Ute Bock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Donald Dewar ranks 478Before him are Svante Thuresson, Alberto Sainz, Archibald MacKinnon, Magic Slim, Louis Neefs, and Anita Desai. After him are Emiliano Rodríguez, James Carlisle, Ron Leibman, David Seidler, Benny Paret, and Gianni Celati. Among people deceased in 2000, Donald Dewar ranks 296Before him are Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, Georgiy Gongadze, Gwen Verdon, Kenneth Lee Pike, Raymundo Rodríguez, and Curt Siodmak. After him are Antonio Maspes, Mark R. Hughes, István Gulyás, Lino Nessi, Paula Yates, and Victor Verschueren.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Donald Dewar ranks 4,823 out of 8,785Before him are Louise Rayner (1832), George Montagu (1751), Jack Davenport (1973), Thomas Hodgskin (1787), John Neville Keynes (1852), and Arthur Symons (1865). After him are Mark Mazower (1958), Michelle Ryan (1984), Spottiswoode Aitken (1868), Gavin Bryars (1943), Alister McGrath (1953), and Chris Craft (1939).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Donald Dewar ranks 586Before him are Des Browne (1952), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Aneurin Bevan (1897), Reggie Pridmore (1886), and Matt Hancock (1978). After him are John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1680), Michael Foot (1913), David Owen (1938), Arthur Whitten Brown (1886), John Ballance (1839), and Hugh Gaitskell (1906).