• Source: 2008 in Scotland

Events from the year 2008 in Scotland.




Incumbents



First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal – Alex Salmond
Secretary of State for Scotland – Des Browne until 3 October; then Jim Murphy




= Law officers

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Lord Advocate – Elish Angiolini
Solicitor General for Scotland – Frank Mulholland
Advocate General for Scotland – Lord Davidson of Glen Clova




= Judiciary

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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






= January

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January – first phase of Whitelee Wind Farm, which will be the largest wind farm in Europe, begins feeding electricity to the grid.




= February

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1 February – Eigg Electrical begins generation of the island's entire electricity supply from renewable energy sources.




= April

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6 April – the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 comes into force.




= May

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19 May – First ScotRail reopens the railway line from Stirling to Alloa for passengers.




= June

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4 June – Gretna F.C., just relegated from the Scottish Premier League, go out of business with debts of £4,000,000.




= July

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7 July – The Antonine Wall, part of the ancient Roman limes, is designated as a World Heritage Site.
25 July – Old Monach lighthouse on Shillay, Monach Islands, re-lit.




= November

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6 November – Lindsay Roy retains the seat for the Labour Party at the Glenrothes by-election with a majority of 6,737 votes. The previous Labour MP John MacDougall died on 13 August 2008 from pleural mesothelioma.
14 November – Sixteen-year-old Nicolle Earley kills 63-year-old Ann Gray at her home in Crosshill, Fife.
19 November – Clackmannanshire Bridge over the Firth of Forth at Kincardine is opened to traffic.
20 November – Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is named Scottish Politician of the Year.




= December

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18 December – Woolworths announce their 807 UK stores will close by 5 January 2009.
27 December – first seventeen of Woolworths branches in Scotland close, with the rest to follow shortly.




Deaths


27 July – Bob Crampsey, historian, author and broadcaster (born 1930)
8 October – John Bannerman, historian of Gaelic Scotland (born 1932)
5 November – Ian Anderson, footballer (born 1954)
18 December – Hannah Frank, visual artist (born 1908)




The arts


Alternative hip hop group Young Fathers forms in Edinburgh.
Peter Maxwell Davies composes his String Trio.
Supermarionation band is formed in Edinburgh.




See also


Timeline of Scottish history
2008 in England
2008 in Northern Ireland
2008 in the United Kingdom
2008 in Wales




References

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• Skotlandia
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• Negara
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• Gereja Skotlandia
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Radikalisme (sejarah)
• Daftar negara menurut benua
• Jack the Ripper
• James McAvoy
• 2008 in Scotland
• Scotland
• Scotland national football team
• 2008 in Scottish television
• Religion in Scotland
• List of Scottish statutory instruments, 2008
• Kenyan cricket team in Scotland in 2008
• 2008–09 Scottish Cup
• List of acts of the Scottish Parliament from 2008
• Demographics of Scotland