2006 in Scotland

2006 in Scotland

2006 in Scotland.

Events

January

* January 7- Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.

February

* February 9-
**Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats was the winner; the first time the Labour Party have ever lost a seat they were defending to the Liberal Democrats, the SDP or the Liberal Party at a Scottish by-election

March

* March 2-
**Sir Menzies Campbell elected leader of the Liberal Democrats following a election caused by the resignation of previous leader, Charles Kennedy.
*Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

April

* April 27- By election in the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament. Richard Lochhead holds the seat for the Scottish National Party.

May

* May 30- Scottish TV and Grampian TV both launched under the new name of STV, with a brand new look!

June

July

*Sheridan v News International

August

*the Scottish Crossbill was finally confirmed as a unique species [ [http://www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/action/endemiccrossbill.asp "Status of 'UK's only endemic bird species' confirmed"] , RSPB Scotland]

eptember

* September 3 - establishment of Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement, a breakway from the Scottish Socialist Party

Future Events

Politics

*24-26 November - Scottish Labour Party conference, Oban

port

*25-26 November - Aberdeen Cup, tennis [ [http://www.aecc.co.uk/aberdeencup2006.aspx Aberdeen Cup 2006] ]

Organisations established

*National Theatre of Scotland
*Royal Regiment of Scotland
*Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement
*stv
*Transport Scotland

Organisations disestablished

*King's Own Scottish Borderers
*The Royal Scots

Deaths

* January 5- Rachel Squire, Labour MP (b. 1954)
* January 31- Moira Shearer, ballet dancer and actress (b. 1926)
* February 10- John Prentice, football player and manager (b. 1926)
* February 28- Hugh McCartney, former Labour MP (b. 1920)
* March 3- Ivor Cutler, poet, songwriter and humourist (b. 1923)
* March 13- Jimmy Johnstone, footballer; member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame (b. 1944)
* March 21- Margaret Ewing, Scottish National Party MSP and former MP (b. 1945)
* March 27- Ian Hamilton Finlay, writer, artist and gardener (b. 1925)
* April 9 - Robin Orr, composer (b. 1909)
* April 13 - Muriel Spark, novelist (b. 1918)
* April 17 - Calum Kennedy, singer (b. 1928)
* May 17 - Eric Forth, former Conservative MP (b. 1944)
* July 6 - Tom Weir, climber, author and broadcaster (b. 1914)
* August 30 - Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, former Conservative and Unionist MP (b. 1922)
* September 15 - Douglas Henderson, former Scottish National Party MP (b. 1935)

References

ee also

*Timeline of Scottish history


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