First Minister of Scotland elect its members, it is difficult for a single party to gain an overall majority of seats in the Scottish Parliament. The SNP gained an overall majority of seats in the 2011 election, and thus had enough numbers to vote in its leader, Alex Salmond, as First Minister for a second term. After the election of the Scottish Parliament, a First Minister must be nominated within a period of 28 days. Under the terms of the Scotland Act, if the Parliament fails to nominate a First Minister, within this time frame, it will be dissolved and a fresh election held.
John Gray (minister) library were named after him which opened in 2012. As part of the development of the project a school-based animation project was run in the county with 180 pupils participating the a summary of this output has been shared here on YouTube. The individual films are also available on the same channel and were discussed at the time on some of the School blogs. John Gray (minister) John Gray (23 February 1646 - 24 November 1717) was an Episcopalian minister of the Church of Scotland. In 1689, he 'became a non-juror'. as part of the schism following the Glorious Revolution.