John Swinney

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Born	13 April 1964
	Called for Robbie Gibb's sacking from the BBC/Board

John Ramsay Swinney is a Scottish politician who has been First Minister of Scotland since 2024. Swinney was Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on two occasions, since 2024 and between 2000 and 2004.^[1]

John Swinney has held various roles within the Scottish Cabinet from 2007 to 2023 under First Ministers Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. Swinney was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North Tayside from 1999 to 2011 and, following boundary changes, has been MSP for Perthshire North since 2011.^[2] He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tayside North from 1997 to 2001.^[3]

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[1] "Your Team – John Swinney"

[2] "Who is John Swinney? SNP veteran and Sturgeon loyalist facing new challenges"

[3] "Gibb position on BBC board ‘untenable’, says Swinney"

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