Donald Dewar did more than almost anyone to steer the Scottish Parliament into existence.
Holyrood now dominates the Scottish news agenda but our Parliament would never have been reborn without the tireless campaigning of towering Scottish Labour stalwarts such as Dewar – rightly dubbed “the father of the nation”.
The former Scottish Labour leader died in office aged just 63 in 2000 in a shattering blow to Scotland’s devolved government.