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Mar 2, 2023 · John Swinney has announced he is to leave the Scottish government after 16 years once a successor to Nicola Sturgeon is appointed. The former SNP leader is Scotland's longest-serving deputy first...
- Who is SNP leader John Swinney?
He held that post for more than seven years and then became...
- Who is SNP leader John Swinney?
Jul 4, 2024 · He held that post for more than seven years and then became deputy first minister to Nicola Sturgeon. After a second spell as finance secretary, Mr Swinney served as education secretary and...
Jul 4, 2024 · He held that post for more than seven years and then became deputy first minister to Nicola Sturgeon. After a second spell as finance secretary, Mr Swinney served as education secretary and then...
- Who Stood to Succeed Humza Yousaf?
- What Does Yousaf’s Resignation Mean For The SNP’s Independence Strategy?
- How Have Previous First Ministers of Scotland Been Chosen?
John Swinney, previous deputy first minister and party leader, was the only candidate to stand to replace Yousaf. Swinney had confirmed he would stand to be leader on 2 May. He did not stand in the 2023 contest, saying at the time that it was time for a ‘fresh perspective’.5Lukanyo Mnyanda, ‘‘Fresh perspective’ needed to revive Scottish independenc...
The Supreme Court ruled in November 2022 that the Scottish parliament could not hold a referendum without Westminster approval. Sturgeon’s declared ‘plan B’ was to use the next general election as a ‘de facto referendum’ on independence. Under this approach, the SNP would define the next UK general election as a de facto referendum on independence....
Swinney is the seventh person to become first minister since devolution began in 1999 and the fourth from the SNP. The first Scottish first minister was Scottish Labour’s Donald Dewar who, after forming a coalition with Scottish Liberal Democrats, received the backing of 71 members and was nominated as first minister.12BBC News, ‘UK Politics: Dewar...
May 8, 2024 · John Swinney was among the 1999 intake of SNP MSPs, alongside future cabinet colleagues Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond and Michael Russell. His own time as leader, however, was not seen as a...
May 8, 2024 · Who is John Swinney? Edinburgh -born Mr Swinney has spent a year on the backbenches after he stepped down as deputy first minister when Nicola Sturgeon resigned in 2023.
Mar 2, 2023 · Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced he is leaving the Scottish government after almost 16 years. The 58-year-old has been Nicola Sturgeon's deputy since she became first minister...
