Editing Scottish Greens (section)

=== Political leadership ===
Alongside many other green parties, the Scottish Greens initially shunned the idea of a singular leader, despite key party figures like [[Robin Harper]] commenting that it must "have an official Leader and face to represent it if it is to sustain political effectiveness."<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Harper |first1=Robin |title=Dear Mr Harper |last2=Bridgland |first2=Fred |publisher=Birlinn |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-84158-934-3 |location=Edinburgh |pages=79}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2010-04-05 |title=Profile: Scottish Green Party |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/scotland/8593411.stm |access-date=2023-12-31}}</ref><ref name=":12" /> Increasingly, during [[Patrick Harvie]]'s tenure as co-convenor, the role became more like a traditional party leader, as his profile as an MSP tended to overshadow his fellow co-convenor.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Space |first=Common |date=2020-04-08 |title=The Green Maggie: Greens co-convener Maggie Chapman on not being Patrick, #GE2015 and finding an identity |url=https://sourcenews.scot/the-green-maggie-greens-co-convener-maggie-chapman-on-not-being-patrick-ge2015-and-finding-an-identity/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Source |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-16 |title=Scottish Greens laugh off rumours Patrick Harvie could be next English party leader |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14495836.scottish-greens-laugh-off-rumours-patrick-harvie-next-english-party-leader/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ross |first=Peter |date=2023-12-31 |title=Harvie suits the political stage |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/harvie-suits-the-political-stage-0gvxff3tk |access-date=2023-12-31 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> In 2019, as a part of internal party reforms, the role of two co-leaders was introduced, with [[Patrick Harvie]] and [[Lorna Slater]] elected as inaugural co-leaders.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2019-08-01 |title=Scottish Greens elect Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater as co-leaders |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-49193767 |access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref> A maximum of one of the co-leaders may identify as a man.

Unlike party leaders in most other political parties, the Scottish Greens' co-leaders are only elected for two year terms, after which they may seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=Slater to be re-elected Greens co-leader weeks after Holyrood no confidence vote |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23633179.lorna-slater-set-re-elected-scottish-greens-co-leader-month/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref> Generally, incumbents are returned without opposition, but the inaugural [[2019 Scottish Greens co-leadership election|co-leadership election]],{{Efn|The office of co-leader succeeded that of co-convenor, and Harvie was the incumbent male co-convenor}} and 2015 co-convenorship election were contested.<ref name=":9" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="4" |Co-leaders
! rowspan="2" |Term start
! rowspan="2" |Term end
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!Name
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!Name
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|[[File:Minister_for_Zero_Carbon_Buildings,_Active_Travel_and_Tenants’_Rights_Patrick_Harvie_(cropped).jpg|96x96px]]
|'''[[Patrick Harvie]]'''
<small>[[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] for [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] (2003–present)</small>

|[[File:Minister_for_Green_Skills,_Circular_Economy_and_Biodiversity_Lorna_Slater_(cropped).jpg|113x113px]]
|'''[[Lorna Slater]]'''
<small>[[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] for [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian]] (2021–present)</small>

|[[2019 Scottish Greens co-leadership election|1 August 2019]]
|''[[Incumbent]]''
|}