Donald Dewar's Statue

Donald Dewar's Statue

Donald Dewar became the first First Minister of Scotland in 1999. Since the Labour Party victory in the 1997 election he had been Secretary of State for Scotland, overseeing the devolution process that led to the passing of the Scotland Act and the reconvening of the Scottish Parliament after a gap of almost 300 years.

In 2000 Donald Dewar underwent heart surgery, and while recovering he suffered and died from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 63. He is remembered by many Scots as the founding father of the reborn Scottish Nation.

In May 2002 ,Tony Blair unveiled an 9ft tall bronze statue of Donald Dewar in front of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. This was sculpted by Kenny Mackay using funds raised the Glasgow newspaper the Daily Record.

Sadly, since its unveiling, the statue has been vandalised on a number of occasions and as a result there has been talk of moving it, possibly from Glasgow to Edinburgh where some from that side of the country have suggested it should be erected near the Scottish Parliament Building.