He served as Deputy First Minister under Nicola Sturgeon, and will now be returning for the top job.
He will be the new First Minister of Scotland The new leader of Scotland will be John Swinney, after no other candidates ran against him in the race to replace Humza Yousaf. Seen as a safe pair of hands, he served as Deputy First Minister under Nicola Sturgeon, and will now be returning for the top job. Nominations closed at noon today, with rivals deciding not to put themselves forward. It comes after Mr Yousaf resigned as SNP leader having served just over a year the role.
Mr Swinney heaped praised on his potential rival, saying she would be offered a ‘significant’ job in his team after she confirmed she would not run against him. The leadership bid will not have to be put to SNP members, with Mr Swinney clear to take over. He is likely to become Scotland’s next first minister – the third in just over a year – as early as tomorrow. The Scottish Government Cabinet will meet on Tuesday, with MSPs later given the opportunity to elect a new first minister.
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