Scottish National Party
MSP for Perthshire North (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for North Tayside (Constituency) 1999 - 2011
Email: [email protected]
Website: johnswinney.scot
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Scottish National Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2023 - 07 May 2024
Member
19 May 2021 - 28 March 2023
Scottish Government
18 May 2016 - 18 May 2021
Scottish Government
21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
Scottish Government
21 November 2014 - 18 May 2016
Scottish Government
25 May 2011 - 21 November 2014
Scottish Government
17 May 2007 - 25 May 2011
Scottish Government
05 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
05 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Scottish National Party
30 October 2004 - 02 April 2007
Substitute Member
20 September 2005 - 02 April 2007
Deputy Convener
15 September 2005 - 20 September 2005
Member
28 September 2004 - 14 September 2005
Convener
28 September 2004 - 14 September 2005
Member
15 September 2004 - 28 September 2004
Member
01 May 2003 - 03 September 2004
Scottish National Party
26 September 2000 - 31 March 2003
Scottish National Party
17 June 1999 - 01 November 2000
Member
06 May 1999 - 26 September 2000
Scottish National Party
25 May 1999 - 26 September 2000
Scottish National Party
25 May 1999 - 26 September 2000
Scottish National Party
17 June 1999 - 26 September 2000
Convener
24 August 1999 - 26 September 2000
Member
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.
No registrable interests
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.
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
I am a Director of the Logierait Bridge Company. I do not receive any remuneration in relation to this role.
On 16 November 2024 I and my family attended a show at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. The cost of tickets and dinner was £164.85 and was met by Pitlochry Festival Theatre. [Registered 25 November 2024]
From 7 December 2023 to 23 May 2024 I was an Honorary Professor in the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow. It was a part-time role and there was no remuneration involved. [Registered 13 December 2023, Amended interest 25 November 2024, Ceased interest 25 November 2024]
From 23 November 2023 to 24 November 2023 I attended and spoke at a Conference “Future Politics : Effective Governance” at the University of Ulster, Belfast organised by the John and Pat Hume Foundation and Stratagem. Flights, dinner and hotel accommodation were paid for by the organisers at a cost of £150.61, £35 and £117.99 respectively. [Registered 5 December 2023]
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: 29 May 2025
The First Minister (John Swinney): "The Government will carefully consider the advice of the Climate Change Committee before we set out our proposed carbon budgets in secondary legislation in due course. There are a lot of policy proposals in the committee’s recommendations…
Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025
The First Minister (John Swinney): "As I have explained in the Parliament on many occasions before, I recognise the significant impact of long waits on individual patients. I apologise to everybody who is affected by those long waits…
Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025
The First Minister (John Swinney): "The University of Dundee is an autonomous institution that is responsible for its own decision-making powers and must consider whether further financial support is required…
Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025
The First Minister (John Swinney): "Mr Adam raises a particular case that is directly relevant to the answers that I gave earlier to Russell Findlay: the case of ZeroAvia, which has decided to locate its manufacturing facility for hydrogen fuel cell technology for air travel at the advanced manufacturing innovation district in Inchinnan. As a consequence of that, up to 350…
Chamber meeting date: 29 May 2025
The First Minister (John Swinney): "On Tuesday evening, along with Richard Lochhead, the Minister for Business, I had the enormous pleasure of meeting a delegation of mayors from Ukraine who had come to Scotland to sign a trade agreement and to encourage collaboration…
Find out how John Swinney has voted recently.
Submitted by: Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 49 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 96 for, 18 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 64 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Maree Todd, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Supported by: Neil Gray, Jenni Minto
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 65 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 89 for, 23 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Find out what motions John Swinney has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are currently employed by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner, and in what roles."
Answered by Angela Constance on 29 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of staff currently employed by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner were previously employed by (a) Police Scotland, (b) any other police service and (c) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service."
Answered by Angela Constance on 29 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of staff currently employed by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner were previously serving police officers."
Answered by Angela Constance on 29 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the treatment Olaparib has been prescribed in each NHS board area since it was approved for use by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) in 2021."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the implementation of the Scottish Wild Salmon Strategy."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 9 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to any implications of recent flooding events for wild salmon populations."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 9 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to measures to increase the wild salmon population through stocking initiatives."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 9 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether consideration is being given, as part of the review of the Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer, to risk factors such as family history and ethnicity in improving the early detection of prostate cancer."
Answered by Neil Gray on 5 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when the review of the Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer will be completed."
Answered by Neil Gray on 5 April 2024
Asked by: Swinney, John, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the necessary genetic tests are available in all NHS board areas to enable the prescribing of Olaparib to treat prostate cancer."
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 April 2024