1997 After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament, within the United Kingdom.
1999 First elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly held.
1999 The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh.
2007 The Scottish National Party wins the Scottish general election and becomes the largest party in the Scottish Parliament for the first time ever.