2003 in Scotland
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Events from the year 2003 in Scotland.
Contents
Incumbents
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- Monarch — Elizabeth II
- First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal — Jack McConnell (since 22 November 2001)
- Secretary of State for Scotland — Helen Liddell until 13 June; then Alistair Darling
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Lord Boyd of Duncansby
- Solicitor General for Scotland — Elish Angiolini
- Advocate General for Scotland — Lynda Clark
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Cullen of Whitekirk
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Gill
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord McGhie
Events
- 29 January — Nat Fraser is found guilty of murdering his wife, Arlene, who went missing almost five years earlier, and is sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation to serve a minimum of 25 years.[1]
- 15 February — Up to 100,000 people march in Glasgow to protest against the looming Iraq War.
- 25 February — The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 receives Royal Assent.
- 3 May — Scottish parliamentary election, 2003: the Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition led by Jack McConnell win a majority of the seats and remain in power. The Scottish Green Party and the Scottish Socialist Party significantly increase their representation.
- 19 July — Scotland's first cardinal for nearly 400 years, Cardinal Gordon Gray, dies aged 82.
- 9 August — Temperatures at Greycrook in the Scottish Borders reach 32.9 °C, the highest ever recorded in Scotland.
- 25 August — Glasgow Zoo closes.[2]
- 1 September — Cairngorms National Park created, Scotland's second national park.
- 21 October — Cardinal Keith O'Brien is proclaimed a cardinal by John Paul II.[3]
- 24 November — The High Court in Glasgow imposes a minimum sentence of 27 years for Al Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie.
- Ownership of the Barra Estate is passed by the owner, Ian MacNeil, to the Scottish Government.
Deaths
- 26 January — George Younger, Conservative politician, former Secretary of State for Scotland (born 1931)
- 14 February — Dolly, cloned sheep (born 1996)
- 30 July — Steve Hislop, motorcycle racer, killed in helicopter accident (born 1962)
- 25 September — Alastair Borthwick, broadcaster and mountaineer (born 1913)
The Arts
- 22 November — Two Lochs Radio begins broadcasting.
- Lin Anderson's first "Tartan Noir" novel Driftnet is published.
- Anne Donovan's first full-length novel Buddha Da is published.
- The folk band Harem Scarem is formed.
