1. John Swinney

    John Swinney

    Scottish politician

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  1. The leader of the Scottish National Party is the highest position within Scotland's Scottish National Party (SNP). The incumbent is John Swinney, who was elected unopposed in the 2024 leadership election on 6 May 2024, succeeding Humza Yousaf as party leader.

  2. Humza Yousaf was announced as the next Leader of the Scottish National Party on 27 March 2023 after winning the leadership election. Yousaf defeated challenger Kate Forbes in the final stage, with 52% of the vote to Forbes' 48%.

  3. May 6, 2024 · A former head of the Scottish National Party is expected to be Scotland's next leader. John Swinney was confirmed Monday as leader of the SNP after no other candidate came forward.

  4. Humza Haroon Yousaf (/ ˈ h ʌ m z ə ˈ j uː s ə f /; [1] born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from March 2023 to May 2024.

  5. May 6, 2024 · Veteran politician John Swinney is poised to become Scotland’s first minister this week after being appointed leader of the Scottish National party.

  6. Apr 29, 2024 · Humza Yousaf has signalled he will resign as Scotland's first minister and leader of the SNP. He says he will stay on as first minister until the Scottish National Party chooses his replacement...

  7. Mar 28, 2023 · Humza Yousaf has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's next first minister. He was widely seen as being the preferred candidate of the SNP establishment -...

  8. Mar 27, 2023 · Humza Yousaf is to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's first minister after a vote of party members. Mr Yousaf defeated rivals Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in a leadership contest...

  9. Apr 29, 2024 · LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further imperilling more than a decade of governance by the Scottish National Party (SNP) and setting back its...

  10. Mar 27, 2023 · Humza Yousaf has won the SNP leadership contest and is set to be named as Scotland's new first minister, replacing Nicola Sturgeon. The explosive leadership contest was sparked following Ms Sturgeon's shock resignation last month.

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