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 online
Email: [email protected]
Website: johnswinney.scot
Twitter: @johnswinney
Facebook: John's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 01250 876576
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
17-19 Leslie Street
Blairgowrie
PH10 6AH
Phone: 01250 876576
Text relay calls welcome.
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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 Covid Recovery
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
John does not have any party roles
Previous roles
John has had 9 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
30 October 2004 - 02 April 2007
Audit Committee
Substitute Member
20 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Finance Committee
Deputy Convener
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
17 June 1999 - 01 November 2000
Finance Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 26 September 2000
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
Convener
24 August 1999 - 26 September 2000
Conveners Liaison Group
Member
Register of interests
John's register of interests
MSPs 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 07 June 2021.
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.
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.
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (COBR Meetings)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "Recovery from Covid remains the priority as we continue to respond to variants such as omicron…
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (Cowdenbeath)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "The Covid recovery strategy sets out how we will recover from the pandemic by working collaboratively with our partners in local government, business and the third sector. Priorities for recovery will vary by location…
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (Strategic Reviews)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "Through the course of the pandemic, our strategy has changed in relation to factors such as vaccination uptake and vaccine waning, levels of adherence to Covid-19 rules and guidance, and new variants, all of which can combine to produce different outcomes requiring different responses. In the long term, we must adapt our thinking on how to manage…
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (Meetings with United Kingdom Government)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "There are frequent four-nation ministers and officials calls focusing on Covid, which take place at every level, including with the participation of the First Minister…
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (Support Strategies)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "The Covid recovery strategy focuses on supporting those who have been most affected during the pandemic and complements a range of sectoral recovery plans…
Votes
How John Swinney has voted in Parliament
Find out how John Swinney has voted recently.
Tackling Drug Related Deaths Through the First Year of the National Mission
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 13, 2022
Result 34 for, 70 against, 19 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Tackling Drug Related Deaths Through the First Year of the National Mission
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 13, 2022
Result 23 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Care Services
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Stephen Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Result 34 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Care Services
Submitted by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Result 55 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Care Services
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Result 54 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by John Swinney in Parliament
Find out what motions John Swinney has submitted recently.
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/6)
Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Reconsideration and Review of Determinations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft]
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.
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 March 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve signage for access to the Cairngorms from the A9."
Answered by: Tavish Scott on 29 March 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive how much expenditure it expects to incur in (a) legal and (b) court costs in pursuing the case of The Scottish Ministers versus The Scottish Information Commissioner (William Alexander’s application)."
Answered by: Johann Lamont on 16 February 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive how much expenditure it has incurred to date in (a) legal and (b) court costs in pursuing the case of The Scottish Ministers v The Scottish Information Commissioner (William Alexander’s application)."
Answered by: Johann Lamont on 16 February 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive what professional qualifications are held by staff employed by Fisheries Research Services at Freshwater Laboratory Faskally."
Answered by: Sarah Boyack on 7 February 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants there were for staff vacancies at Fisheries Research Services’ (a) Marine Laboratory Aberdeen and (b) Freshwater Laboratory Faskally in each year since 2000."
Answered by: Sarah Boyack on 6 February 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff employed by Fisheries Research Services at (a) Marine Laboratory Aberdeen and (b) Freshwater Laboratory Faskally have length of service of (i) less than one year, (ii) one to two years, (iii) three to nine years, (iv) 10 to 20 years and (v) more than 20 years."
Answered by: Sarah Boyack on 6 February 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacant staff posts at Fisheries Research Services’ (a) Marine Laboratory Aberdeen and (b) Freshwater Laboratory Faskally have had to be re-advertised in each year since 2000."
Answered by: Sarah Boyack on 6 February 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how much it expects the Scottish Information Commissioner to apply for from the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body’s central contingency fund for (a) legal costs and (b) court costs in defending the case of The Scottish Ministers v The Scottish Information Commissioner (William Alexander’s…
Answered by: John Scott on 6 February 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff vacancies there were at Fisheries Research Services’ (a) Marine Laboratory Aberdeen and (b) Freshwater Laboratory Faskally in each year since 2000."
Answered by: Sarah Boyack on 6 February 2007
Asked by: Swinney, John, North Tayside, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2007
"To ask the Scottish Executive what the staff turnover was at Fisheries Research Services’ (a) Marine Laboratory Aberdeen and (b) Freshwater Laboratory Faskally in each year since 2000."
Answered by: Sarah Boyack on 6 February 2007
See all of John Swinney's written questions submitted in Parliament