John Swinney

John Ramsay Swinney (born 13 April 1964) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023. He held various Scottish Cabinet roles under First Ministers Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon from 2007 to 2023. Swinney has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire North since 2011, having previously represented North Tayside from 1999 to 2011. He was the Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP)... Wikipedia

Parliamentary information

Government Role

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery
Parliament

Scottish Parliament
Constituency

Perthshire North
Party

Scottish National Party

Articles tagged john swinney

May 11th 2023
Gaffe prone Renfrewshire Council left with £69m bill to fix too small school
May 2nd 2023
Scottish Government claws back £46m budget uplift for universities and colleges
April 28th 2023
SNP stalwart calls on Humza Yousaf to 'cut umbilical cord' with Nicola Sturgeon
April 26th 2023
Analysis: What will Humza Yousaf do about his predecessor?
April 25th 2023
Nicola Sturgeon says husband’s arrest was her ‘worst nightmare’
April 24th 2023
Greer accuses Jack of lying to MPs in clash over Deposit Return Scheme exemption plea
April 21st 2023
Lorna Slater steps up blame for delay to deposit return scheme on UK government
April 2nd 2023
Nicola Sturgeon laughs off having 'secret private life'
March 30th 2023
MSPs confirm Yousaf's independence and 'transgender laydees' ministers
March 29th 2023
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf appoints his cabinet