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John Ramsay Swinney (born 13 April 1964) is a Scottish politician who has served as first minister of Scotland since 2024. Swinney has served as Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on two occasions, since 2024 and between 2000 and 2004.
During the summit, Swinney welcomed the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Taoiseach Simon Harris, the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, the heads of government of Jersey, the Isle of Man and Guernsey, as well as the first minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan to Edinburgh for discussions on net zero and economic growth. [53]
During First Minister’s Questions at Holyrood, Mr Ross told MSPs: “I can confirm today that on behalf of the Scottish Conservatives I am lodging a vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf.
On 29 April 2024, Humza Yousaf announced his intention to resign the leadership of the Scottish National Party, and as First Minister. [3] Swinney announced his candidacy for the internal leadership contest, and was elected unopposed. [4]
SNP leader has announced she will stand down as first minister of Scotland after eight years
John Swinney will become Scotland's seventh first minister after being nominated by parliament. The SNP leader is to succeed Humza Yousaf, who resigned from office earlier on Tuesday. Mr Swinney ...
The first minister of Scotland [b], formally known as the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish Seal, [5] is the head of government of Scotland. The first minister leads the Scottish Government, the executive branch of the devolved government and is the keeper of the Great Seal, one of the great officers of state in Scotland. The first ...
Humza Yosuaf was officially sworn in as Scotland’s sixth First Minister on March 29 2023. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...