Born in Edinburgh in 1964. John joined the SNP in 1979, and has over his many years of service to the party held a number of posts at both a local and national level.
In 2024, John was elected unanimously to be SNP Leader, and then elected by the Scottish Parliament to serve as Scotlandās seventh First Minister.
A message written by John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland I have believed in, and campaigned for, independence for all my adult life. I joined the…