2006 in Scotland
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 2006 in Scotland: |
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[edit] Events
[edit] January
- January 7- Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] April
- April 27- By election in the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament. Richard Lochhead holds the seat for the Scottish National Party.
[edit] May
- May 30- Scottish TV and Grampian TV both launched under the new name of STV, with a brand new look!
[edit] June
[edit] July
[edit] August
- the Scottish Crossbill was finally confirmed as a unique species[1]
[edit] September
- September 3 - establishment of Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement, a breakway from the Scottish Socialist Party
[edit] Future Events
[edit] Politics
- 24-26 November - Scottish Labour Party conference, Oban
[edit] Sport
- 25-26 November - Aberdeen Cup, tennis[2]
[edit] Organisations established
- National Theatre of Scotland
- Royal Regiment of Scotland
- Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement
- stv
- Transport Scotland
[edit] Organisations disestablished
[edit] 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)
