John Swinney has said he will leave the Scottish Government and return to being a bank bench MSP when a successor for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is appointed.
In a tweet sent at 3pm on Thursday, March 2, Deputy First Minister John Swinney, the MSP for Perthshire North said: “After almost 16 years as a Minister, I have today written to the First Minister to say that when her successor is appointed I will leave Government. Serving Scotland has been the privilege of my life. Thank you.”
He promised that despite leaving the high profile role he has held under Nicola Sturgeon, he would “continue to faithfully represent my constituents in Perthshire North.”
