John Swinney — First Minister of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Detail	Info
Full name	John Swinney
Role	First Minister of Scotland (SNP)
Born	13 April 1964
Constituency	Perthshire North
Previous roles	Deputy FM, Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery, Finance Secretary, SNP Leader

Celtic Alliance Position

Pragmatic supporter. Swinney hosted the October 2025 "Progressive Alliance" talks with Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth at Bute House. While his primary focus is Scottish independence and domestic governance, he has been open to deepening cooperation with other Celtic nations.

Key actions:

Hosted Plaid Cymru leader at Bute House (30 Oct 2025)
Discussed 2026 election coordination and policy sharing
Has maintained SNP's existing cooperation with Irish nationalist parties through the British-Irish Council

Sources

BBC — SNP and Plaid Cymru to join forces (Oct 2025)
Wikipedia — John Swinney