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
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: 9 June 2021
Coronavirus Acts Report
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "This is my first statement to Parliament to accompany the publication of a Scottish Government report on the coronavirus acts…
Chamber meeting date: 8 June 2021
Tackling Poverty and Building a Fairer Scotland
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "The problem—or one of the many problems—with the speech that Alexander Stewart just made is that it rather ignored the outcome of the election…
Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2021
Covid-19
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "Thank you, Presiding Officer. I welcome you to your office of Deputy Presiding Officer and offer you all good wishes…
Chamber meeting date: 26 May 2021
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "The regulations will amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 to remove a number of restrictions in level 4 on socialising, sport and exercise, to provide individuals with greater opportunities for social, recreational and sporting activity outdoors. Although no area in…
Chamber meeting date: 20 May 2021
Covid-19 (Protection from Eviction)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney): "I welcome Ms Burgess to Parliament, as she asks her first question…
Votes
How John Swinney has voted in Parliament
Find out how John Swinney has voted recently.
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 57 for, 58 against, 6 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 93 for, 2 against, 26 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 53 for, 60 against, 7 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Justice: Recover, Renew, Transform
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 10, 2021
Result 28 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Addressing the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Result 113 for, 7 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by John Swinney in Parliament
Find out what motions John Swinney has submitted recently.
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 21) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/193)
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 22) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/202)
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 23) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/209)
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