Keith Brown

Party: SNP Constituency/Region: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane First elected: 7 May 2026 Previous roles: Former Depute Leader. Re-elected.

Bio

Detail	Info
Full name	Keith James Brown
Born	20 December 1961 (age 64), Edinburgh
Party	Scottish National Party
Current office	Depute Leader of the SNP (since 2018)
Previous roles	Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (2021–2023), Economy (2016–2018), various ministerial roles (2009–2016), MSP since 2007
Education	University of Dundee
Pre-politics profession	Royal Marines commando (1980–83), Falklands War veteran; local government official

Twitter/X Discussion

Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026

No significant Nitter discussion found for this period.

Reddit Discussion

Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026

Key threads found:

r/unitedkingdom — Trump faces further protest from Scottish First Minister

Sources

Scottish Parliament website
Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election