Scotland's Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, has announced that he will resign from his post at the same time as Nicola Sturgeon, bringing to an end his 16 years in the Scottish Government.
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, has announced that he will resign from his post at the same time as Nicola Sturgeon, bringing to an end his 16 years in the Scottish Government.
He announced on Thursday afternoon that he will stand down once a new First Minister is appointed later this month and return to the backbenches, where he will continue to represent his contituents in Perthshire North. Mr Swinney is the longest serving Deputy First Minister on record, having held the post for almost nine years. He also served as Education Secretary and Finance Secretary twice.
In a letter to Ms Sturgeon, Mr Swinney said it has been an “honour to serve Scotland” and that he had always sought “to transform the life chances of everyone”. In her reply, Ms Sturgeon paid tribute to his “deep care and attention to the wellbeing of our nation” and said she could not have wished for a better “partner in government”.
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