Scottish Politician of the Year

Scottish Politician of the Year is an annual awards ceremony established in 1999.

It is held by The Herald newspaper in Prestonfield House, Edinburgh.

Although the initial awards ceremony in 1999 was held at the National Museum of Scotland, Prestonfield House Hotel is considered to be the home of the event, hosting every ceremony since 2000.

At the 2004 ceremony, former Labour MP, MSP and life peer Mike Watson, set fire to a curtain, and was subsequently convicted of wilful fire raising.

[1] Not all of the subsidiary awards are handed out every year.