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2007 in Scotland
.
Incumbents
Further information:
Politics of Scotland
and
Order of precedence in Scotland
First Minister
and
Keeper of the Great Seal
–
Jack McConnell
until 16 May;
Alex Salmond
(from 17 May)
Secretary of State for Scotland
–
Douglas Alexander
until 28 June;
Des Browne
Law officers
Lord Advocate
–
Elish Angiolini
Solicitor General for Scotland
–
John Beckett
until 24 May;
Frank Mulholland
Advocate General for Scotland
–
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova
Judiciary
Lord President of the Court of Session
and
Lord Justice General
–
Lord Hamilton
Lord Justice Clerk
–
Lord Gill
Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
–
Lord McGhie
Events
17 January
– Queen Margaret University College at
Musselburgh
is granted full University status as
Queen Margaret University
, becoming Edinburgh's fourth university.
[
1
]
February –
Scottish Voice
(provisionally named Scottish Democrats) is launched as a
centre-right
political party
by
Archie Stirling
.
[
2
]
23 February
–
Grayrigg derailment
: a high speed
Pendolino
train on the
West Coast Main Line
from London to Glasgow derails on faulty pointwork in the
Lake District
of England, killing one person.
[
3
]
28 February
– the
Cathedral Church of Saint Margaret
in
Ayr
replaces the
Good Shepherd Cathedral
as the
Mother Church
for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway
and seat of the Catholic
Bishop of Galloway
(formal dedication 14 September).
[
4
]
7
–
9 March
–
Network Rail
signalworkers strike, causing rail services in Scotland to be severely curtailed.
[
5
]
3 May
Scottish Parliament election
. The
SNP
win a
plurality
of seats and go on to form the
Scottish Executive
.
[
6
]
Scottish local council elections
.
[
7
]
16 May
– the
UEFA Cup Final
is held at
Hampden Park
,
Glasgow
.
Sevilla FC
defeat
RCD Espanyol
on
penalty kicks
.
[
8
]
Alex Salmond
is elected
First Minister of Scotland
, becoming the first
nationalist
to hold the role.
[
9
]
17 May
–
Alex Salmond
is officially sworn-in as
First Minister of Scotland
at the
Court of Session
,
Edinburgh
in front of 15 of Scotland's most senior judges.
[
10
]
27 June
–
Giffnock
-born
Gordon Brown
succeeds Edinburgh-born
Tony Blair
as
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
.
[
11
]
30 June
–
attempted terrorist attack
on
Glasgow Airport
.
[
12
]
1 August
– the University of Paisley and Bell College merge to create the
University of the West of Scotland
.
[
13
]
20 August
–
Loch Lomond Seaplanes
begin a scheduled service from
Glasgow Seaplane Terminal
to
Oban
.
[
14
]
15 September
– rally driver
Colin McRae
and three other people are killed when their helicopter crashes near
Lanark
.
[
15
]
1 October
–
sitcom
Fags, Mags and Bags
, written by and starring
Sanjeev Kohli
and Donald McLeary, is first broadcast on
BBC Radio 4
.
[
16
]
15 November
– Scotland's First Minister
Alex Salmond
wins
The Herald
's
Scottish Politician of the Year
award
[
17
]
and is also named Parliamentarian of the Year in
The Spectator
magazine awards.
[
18
]
30 November
–
St. Andrew's Day
is for the first time a designated
bank holiday in Scotland
, under the
St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007
(
Royal Assent
: 15 January).
[
19
]
29 December
–
Phil O'Donnell
, the 35-year-old
Motherwell
footballer, dies from a
heart attack
in a
Scottish Premier League
fixture. O'Donnell was capped for
Scotland
once in 1993, and had been part of the
Celtic
side that won the Scottish league title in
1997–98 season
.
[
20
]
Poet
Alastair Reid
reads his poem "Scotland" publicly for the last time at a literary festival in
St Andrews
, then burns the manuscript.
[
21
]
Neil Forsyth
introduces his fictional comic Broughty Ferry cheeseburger tycoon Bob Servant in his book
Delete This At your Peril
.
BrewDog
is founded as a brewery in
Fraserburgh
by James Watt and Martin Dickie.
Deaths
7 January
–
Magnus Magnusson
, television presenter and writer (born 1929 in Iceland)
[
22
]
c.
10 January
–
Harry Horse
, cartoonist and vocalist in
Swamptrash
(born 1960 in England)
[
23
]
9 February
–
Ian Richardson
, actor (born
1934
)
[
24
]
26 August
–
Hamish Barber
, medical academic (born
1933
)
[
25
]
11 September
–
Ian Porterfield
, footballer (born
1946
)
[
26
]
15 September
–
Colin McRae
, rally driver (born
1968
)
[
27
]
16 October
–
Deborah Kerr
, actress (born
1921
)
[
28
]
8 November
–
Duncan Williamson
, storyteller and singer (born
1928
)
[
29
]
29 December
–
Phil O'Donnell
, footballer (born
1972
)
[
30
]
Steven Campbell
, figurative painter (born
1953
)
[
31
]
See also
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2007 in Wales
References
^
"Queen Margaret wins university status"
.
The Guardian
. 17 January 2007
. Retrieved
22 October
2011
.
^
Nicoll, Ruaridh (18 February 2007).
"Ruaridh Nicoll: Small parties are great – if you enjoy political chaos"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
"
'Hero' driver saddened at death"
.
BBC News
. 27 February 2007
. Retrieved
19 December
2011
.
^
"New Cathedral Church for Galloway"
.
Galloway Diocese News
(Advent 2007): 1, 3
. Retrieved
23 April
2014
.
[
permanent dead link
]
^
"Rail union announces new strikes"
.
BBC News
. 9 March 2007
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
Wintour, Patrick (4 May 2007).
"SNP wins historic victory"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
"Results: Scotland councils"
.
news.bbc.co.uk
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
"UEFA Europa League 2006/07 – History – Espanyol-Sevilla"
.
Uefa.com
. 16 May 2007
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
"Salmond elected as first minister"
. 16 May 2007
. Retrieved
29 July
2020
.
^
"Salmond sworn in as first minister"
. 17 May 2007
. Retrieved
11 November
2020
.
^
"Brown is UK's new prime minister"
.
BBC News
. 27 June 2007
. Retrieved
9 March
2016
.
^
O'Hare, Paul (27 June 2017).
"The day terror came to Scotland – the Glasgow Airport attack 10 years on"
.
dailyrecord
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
About
Archived
18 October 2011 at the
Wayback Machine
uws.ac.uk, accessed 2011-10-30.
^
Carrell, Severin (17 August 2007).
"The seaplane returns, with views over glen and loch"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
"Family tribute to McRae and son"
.
BBC News
. 16 September 2007
. Retrieved
29 March
2010
.
^
"Fags, Mags And Bags Series 1 episode guide"
.
British Comedy Guide
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
"Top award caps historic year for SNP"
.
The Herald
. Glasgow. 16 November 2007
. Retrieved
13 November
2011
.
^
"Salmond 'is top parliamentarian'
"
.
BBC News
. 15 November 2007.
^
"St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007"
.
www.legislation.gov.uk
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
Lindsay, Clive (30 December 2007).
"Phil O'Donnell: 1972–2007"
. BBC
. Retrieved
23 April
2014
.
^
Baker, Kenneth
(2016).
On the Burning of Books
. London: Unicorn. pp. 206–7.
ISBN
978-1-910787-11-3
.
^
Barker, Dennis (9 January 2007).
"Obituary: Magnus Magnusson"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
Gillman, Peter and Leni (13 July 2008).
"Harry Horse: The man who loved his wife to death"
.
The Sunday Times
. Retrieved
11 January
2018
.
^
Billington, Michael (10 February 2007).
"Obituary: Ian Richardson"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
12 January
2018
.
^
Watt, Graham; Howie, John (8 September 2007).
"Dr Hamish Barber"
.
The Herald
. Retrieved
11 September
2019
.
^
Brian Glanville (13 September 2007).
"Ian Porterfield"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
20 January
2022
.
^
"Colin McRae"
.
The Independent
. 17 September 2007.
Archived
from the original on 1 May 2022
. Retrieved
12 January
2018
.
^
Baxter, Brian (18 October 2007).
"Obituary: Deborah Kerr"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
12 January
2018
.
^
Schofield, Derek (22 November 2007).
"Obituary: Duncan Williamson"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
6 December
2017
.
^
Murray, Ewan (1 January 2008).
"Obituary: Phil O'Donnell"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
12 January
2018
.
^
Obituary to Steven Campbell,
The Times
(London) 21 August 2007.
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