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
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Contact at local office
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: 14 June 2022
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was not able to connect to the app. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2022
Covid-19 Inquiry
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "In this statement, I will update Parliament about the establishment of the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry. In particular, I will announce amendments to the inquiry’s terms of reference…
COVID-19 Recovery Committee meeting date: 9 June 2022
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "There is an extensive amount of material in the group of amendments, so I have quite a lot to say. I will try to minimise what I have to say on later amendments. The overarching amendment in the group is amendment 23…
Chamber meeting date: 8 June 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (Cross-Government Policies)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "The highest risk list ended on 31 May 2022, as we have strong clinical evidence to show that, as a result of the vaccination programme and new medicines, most people who were on the list are at no greater risk from Covid than the general population…
Chamber meeting date: 8 June 2022
Covid-19 Recovery (Banffshire and Buchan Coast)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "During the pandemic, the Scottish Government provided more than £4.7 billion in support to businesses in Scotland…
Votes
How John Swinney has voted in Parliament
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Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 23, 2022
Result 43 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 22 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 23, 2022
Result 17 for, 64 against, 26 abstained, 22 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 23, 2022
Result 44 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 21 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 23, 2022
Result 43 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 22 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 23, 2022
Result 45 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 21 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by John Swinney in Parliament
Find out what motions John Swinney has submitted recently.
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/53)
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/74)
Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) 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