Michael William Russell is a Scottish politician serving as Chairman of the Scottish Land Commission since 2024, having previously served in the Scottish Cabinet under Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon
Official portrait, 2016
Russell attending a Scottish Cabinet meeting in Stranraer as Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning in August 2011
Russell at Glasgow Airport, discussing Brexit implications on the economy and business
First Salmond government
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The first Salmond government, which was sworn in on 17 May 2007 at the start of the 3rd Scottish Parliament, was an SNP minority government. Having won the largest number of seats in the general elect
Michael Russell (Scottish politician)
…he lost his seat in the 2003 Scottish Parliament election. He was elected again in May 2007 and was appointed Minister for Environment in Scotland's first-ever SNP administration by First Minister Alex Salmond. He was then reshuffled on 10 February 2009 to become Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution, and…
Salmond and his cabinet at Bute House, 2007
Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP