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Former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Lord Jim Wallace, who served as Scotland’s first-ever deputy first minister, has died as a result of complications after surgery, his family has said.

Lord Wallace, who served as Holyrood’s first ever deputy first minister, was undergoing a procedure at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on Thursday, but died as a result of complications from what was a scheduled major operation.

His wife Rosie Wallace said: “The family are very shocked by Jim’s death. It was all so sudden. He was still incredibly active in a whole host of areas.”