Draft:List of first ministers of Scotland by education
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A list of first ministers of the Scotland and the educational institutions they attended. As of January 2024, every first minister has been university-educated with a minimum honours degree. Of the eight first ministers to date, all eight attended universities in Scotland, with three attending the University of Glasgow. Six UK prime ministers were also educated in Scotland: three at the University of Edinburgh and three the University of Glasgow.
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University | Number of first ministers |
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University of Glasgow | 3 |
University of Edinburgh | 2 |
University of Cambridge | 1 |
University of St Andrews | 1 |
University of Stirling | 1 |
Edinburgh Napier University | 1 |
Heriot-Watt University | 1 |
Two of Scotland's seven first ministers attended a fee-paying high school, Donald Dewar[1] and Humza Yousaf[2]. All eight attended state primary schools.
Three first ministers pursued degrees in law, two working as solicitors (Nicola Sturgeon[3] and Donald Dewar[4]), the other an advocate (Jim Wallace[5]). Only one first minister of Scotland, Jim Wallace, has attended an English university.
- Humza Yousaf, Scotland's current first minister, attended the fee-paying Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow and studied politics at the University of Glasgow
- Jim Wallace is the only Scottish first minister to have attended a university in England, the University of Cambridge