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- Incumbents Law officers Judiciary
- Events
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- Births
- Deaths
- See also
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}{{Use British English|date=January 2016}}{{Year in Scotland| 1990 }}Events from the year 1990 in Scotland. Incumbents {{further|Politics of Scotland|Order of precedence in Scotland}}- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Malcolm Rifkind until 28 November; then Ian Lang
Law officers - Lord Advocate – Lord Fraser of Carmyllie
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Alan Rodger
Judiciary - Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hope
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ross
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott
Events - 17 March – Rugby union: Scotland beat England 13–7 at Murrayfield to win the Calcutta Cup. The win also clinches the 1990 Five Nations Championship, Grand Slam and Triple Crown for Scotland.[1]
- 29 April – Stephen Hendry, 21, becomes the youngest ever world snooker champion.
- 3 May – Scottish local Regional elections held.
- 12 May – Aberdeen beat Celtic 9–8 on penalties to win the Scottish Cup.
- 13 July – The Term and Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990 receives Royal Assent.
- August – Privatisation of the Scottish Bus Group begins with sale of Lowland Scottish in a management-employee buy-out.
- 22 September – Alex Salmond wins the Scottish National Party leadership election, succeeding Gordon Wilson
- 27 September - The first episode of the sitcom Rab C. Nesbitt starring Gregor Fisher in the title role, is broadcast on BBC Two. The programme would run until 1999.
- 29 November – Labour win by-elections in Paisley South and Paisley North, retaining both seats despite swings to the SNP of 11.7% and 14% respectively.
Arts and literature - 22 August – James MacMillan's symphonic piece The Confession of Isobel Gowdie premieres at The Proms in London.
- 13 September – Iain M. Banks' science fiction novel Use of Weapons is published.
- 5 October – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall opens in Sauchiehall Street.
- 11 October–15 November – BBC Scotland broadcasts the television comedy-drama series Your Cheatin' Heart written by John Byrne and starring Tilda Swinton and John Gordon Sinclair.
- Soft rock band Travis forms in Glasgow.
Births - 24 March – Libby Clegg, athlete
- 22 April – Eve Muirhead, curler
- 29 June – Kim Little, footballer
- 11 July – Lynsey Sharp, middle-distance runner
- 13 August – Elise Christie, short-track speed skater
- 25 November – Eilish McColgan, middle-distance runner
Deaths - 6 January – Ian Charleson, actor (born 1949)
- 14 January – Gordon Jackson, actor (born 1923)
- 12 August – Roy Williamson, folk musician (born 1936)
- 4 November – David Stirling, army officer, founder of the Special Air Service (born 1915)
- Stephens Orr, society photographer
See also References 1. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/news/7159978/English-WAGs-helped-inspire-Scotland-to-1990-Grand-Slam-victory-over-England.html English WAGs helped inspire Scotland to 1990 Grand Slam victory over England] telegraph.co.uk, accessed 3 December 2011
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