John Swinney formed the Swinney government on 8 May 2024, following his appointment as First Minister of Scotland at the Court of Session. [1] The government was approved by parliamentary vote thanks to the abstention of Scottish Green MSPs.

After Yousaf's resignation and the subsequent appointment of John Swinney as First Minister in 2024, Robison resigned as Deputy First Minister but retained her finance portfolio in Cabinet, with additional responsibility for local government.

May 8, 2024 · First Minister John Swinney has announced a new Scottish Cabinet to help drive real and urgent progress in eradicating child poverty, driving economic growth, and tackling the climate emergency. The Cabinet of eleven, with a majority of women, is as follows:

Dec 4, 2024 · John Swinney’s first budget as first minister has promised extra cash to certain public services while offering tax relief for the hospitality industry. Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison has unveiled her Budget for 2025/26, which she said “offers hope for …

May 8, 2024 · Kate Forbes has returned to the Scottish government as deputy first minister as John Swinney unveiled an almost entirely unchanged cabinet. She replaces Shona Robison, the only switch from...

The title was renamed back to Cabinet Secretary for Finance upon the formation of the First Yousaf Government on 29 March 2023, with Deputy First Minister Shona Robison taking the office. Following John Swinney's government formation Robison was given additional responsibilities for local government as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and ...

Mar 5, 2025 · Robison, the MSP for Dundee City East, has held several roles in SNP governments including health secretary and social justice secretary. She became deputy first minister under Humza Yousaf in...

Feb 3, 2025 · That is to the credit of the finance secretary Shona Robison and her team. Her predecessors in that role, including the first minister John Swinney and his deputy Kate Forbes have struggled...

Dec 14, 2024 · First Minister John Swinney begged rival parties to back the SNP's budget in order to safeguard the NHS. But rivals accused him of "playing a naive game of political brinkmanship". His plea reflects a growing sense that the Scottish Government 's tax and spending plans set out by Shona Robison will not be passed at Holyrood in their current form.

Jan 5, 2025 · John Swinney will say that the draft Budget, set out by Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison in December, marks a turning point and is a foundation to build a Scotland fit for the coming decades.