John Swinney
Scottish National Party
MSP for Perthshire North (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for North Tayside (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
About John Swinney
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5717
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
17-19 Leslie Street
Blairgowrie
PH10 6AH
Phone: 01250 876576
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
John is not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
John is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
John has 1 parliamentary and government role
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
John does not have any party roles
Previous roles
John has had 20 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
Deputy First Minister
Scottish Government
21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy
Scottish Government
25 May 2011 - 21 November 2014
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth
Scottish Government
17 May 2007 - 25 May 2011
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth
Scottish Government
05 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Public Services
Scottish National Party
20 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Finance Committee
Deputy Convener
30 October 2004 - 02 April 2007
Audit Committee
Substitute Member
05 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Finance
Scottish National Party
15 September 2005 - 20 September 2005
Finance Committee
Member
28 September 2004 - 14 September 2005
European and External Relations Committee
Convener
28 September 2004 - 14 September 2005
Conveners Group
Member
15 September 2004 - 28 September 2004
European and External Relations Committee
Member
01 May 2003 - 03 September 2004
Party Leader
Scottish National Party
26 September 2000 - 31 March 2003
Party Leader
Scottish National Party
17 June 1999 - 01 November 2000
Finance Committee
Member
25 May 1999 - 26 September 2000
Party Spokesperson on Enterprise
Scottish National Party
24 August 1999 - 26 September 2000
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
06 May 1999 - 26 September 2000
Deputy Party Leader
Scottish National Party
25 May 1999 - 26 September 2000
Party Spokesperson on Lifelong Learning
Scottish National Party
17 June 1999 - 26 September 2000
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
Convener
Register of interests
John's register of interests
MSP's must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for John Swinney. The date of their initial statement was 23 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
On Friday 26 May 2017 I attended the "Remarks by the Honourable Barack H Obama" event as a guest of West Coast Capital (a Private Equity Firm). The cost of hospitality for the evening was £500, which was met by West Coast Capital [Registered 22 June 2017]
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a Director of the Logierait Bridge Company. I do not receive any remuneration in relation to this role.
Recent Activity
What was said
What John Swinney has said in Parliament
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Education Recovery
John Swinney made 17 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 23 June 2020
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney): "When I addressed the Parliament on 19 March, I said that the decision to close schools was one of the very toughest that we had needed to take during this crisis…
Blended Learning (Support for Local Authorities)
John Swinney made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 18 June 2020
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney): "The Scottish Government has set up the Covid-19 education recovery group to bring together partners and stakeholders to ensure that delivery of education, including a model of blended learning, maintains a strong focus on excellence and equity for all, within the necessary constraints of the Covid-19 response. Education Scotland is providing a…
Racism (Education System)
John Swinney made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 18 June 2020
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney): "Helping children and young people to develop as responsible global citizens is a key feature of the curriculum in schools in Scotland…
Racism and Slavery (School Education)
John Swinney made 2 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 18 June 2020
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney): "Diversity, equality and respect for others are at the heart of policies supporting school education in Scotland…
Scottish Qualifications Authority (Grading Process)
John Swinney made 3 Contributions to this discussion
Chamber - 18 June 2020
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney): "In the absence of the 2020 exam diet, fairness has to be delivered for all learners, and the chief examiner has set out that fairness is one of the three core principles on which the SQA is basing its approach to the award of qualifications in this extraordinary year. The SQA has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency and fairness, and has…
Written questions
Written questions John Swinney has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
See all of John Swinney's written questions submitted in Parliament