Events from the year 2010 in Scotland.
Incumbents
First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal – Alex Salmond
Secretary of State – Jim Murphy (to 11 May 2010), Danny Alexander (12 May 2010 – 29 May 2010), Michael Moore (from 29 May).
Law officers
Lord Advocate – Elish Angiolini
Solicitor General for Scotland – Frank Mulholland
Advocate General for Scotland – Lord Davidson of Glen Clova; then Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Judiciary
Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Hamilton
Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Gill
Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord McGhie
Events
January
5 January – Scotland as well as most of the UK is deluged by some of the heaviest snow in thirty years, causing widespread transport problems and school closures.
April
20 April – To correspond with the first ever televised leader's debates in the UK, leaders of the main political parties in Scotland including the Scottish Labour Party, Scottish Conservative Party, the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will hold a televised debate, broadcast on ITV1.
May
4 May – An ash cloud emitted from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull causes most Scottish and Northern European airports to be closed until further notice. 6 May – United Kingdom general election: with no Scottish seats changing hands, Labour maintains a stronghold in Scotland holding 41 out of 59 Scottish Westminster seats. The Liberal Democrats have 11 seats, the Scottish National Party 6 seats and the Conservative Party maintain their single Scottish seat 15 May – Newly appointed Prime Minister David Cameron travels to Scotland for talks with First Minister Alex Salmond. Both later agree that the talks were "productive" and it is agreed that Cameron would address the Scottish Parliament once every year and in return, MSP's could address Commons' committees in Westminster. Dundee United F.C. win the Scottish Cup with a 3–0 victory over Ross County at Hampden Park. 29 May – Following the resignation of the Chief Secretary of the Treasury David Laws, the incumbent Liberal Democrat Scottish Secretary, Danny Alexander, assumes his position and the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Michael Moore, becomes the new Scottish secretary.
June
8 June – Eight people injured after a train derails in Argyll. 10 June – A man dies after being shot outside his home in Lanarkshire.
July
2 July – Supporters of Stirling Albion F.C. become the first in the UK to take over ownership of their club.
September
16 September – Pope Benedict XVI begins his four-day UK visit, starting in Scotland.
November
15 November – City of Glasgow College officially launched by merger (agreed during 2009) of Central College, Glasgow Metropolitan College and Glasgow College of Nautical Studies. 18 November – Hugh Henry MSP wins Scottish Politician of the Year award.
December
11 December – Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson resigns amid criticism of his handling of transport chaos brought on by recent heavy snow in Scotland. 12 December – Keith Brown is appointed as Scottish Transport Minister following yesterday's resignation of Stewart Stevenson. 13 December – Major supermarkets and online stores stop taking orders in Scotland in the run up to Christmas, because of a backlog of deliveries caused by the adverse weather conditions. 16 December – The Scottish Government rules out re-introducing tuition fees for Scottish university students, but students from other parts of the United Kingdom attending university in Scotland may face fees of £6,000. 23 December – HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan: former MSP Tommy Sheridan is convicted of perjury following a twelve-week trial; his wife is acquitted.
Undated
Star Wheel Press, a Scottish indie/folk/pop band from Aberfeldy, Scotland is formed. W3G Marine engineering company is founded in Aberdeen.