Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Deputy First Minister of Scotland | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2024 | |
| First Minister | John Swinney |
| Preceded by | Shona Robison |
| Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2024 | |
| First Minister | John Swinney |
| Preceded by | Màiri McAllan (Economy) |
| Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy[a] | |
| In office 17 February 2020 – 28 March 2023[b] | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Derek Mackay |
| Succeeded by | Shona Robison (Finance) Neil Gray (Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy) |
| Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy | |
| In office 27 June 2018 – 17 February 2020 | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ben Macpherson |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Thompson |
| Majority | 15,861 (36.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kate Elizabeth Forbes 6 April 1990 Dingwall, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party (SNP) |
| Spouse(s) | Alasdair MacLennan (m. 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge (BA) University of Edinburgh (MSc) |
| Website | www |
Kate Elizabeth Forbes (born 6 April 1990) is a Scottish politician. She is the Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic since May 2024.[1]
Forbes is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). She was Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy from 2020 to 2023. Forbes has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch since 2016.
When Nicola Sturgeon resigned as Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland, Forbes announced her candidacy for leader in the 2023 SNP leadership election.[2] While a popular candidate at first, she soon lost her popularity in the election for her anti-abortion and anti-same-sex marriage views.[3] She lost the election to Humza Yousaf.[4]
When Yousaf's resigned in April 2024, Forbes was seen as a possible candidate to replace him in the 2024 SNP leadership election but she chose not to run and supported John Swinney.[5][6] Swinney later appointed Forbes Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic in his government.[7]
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ The post was titled Cabinet Secretary for Finance from 2020 to 2021 before assuming responsibility for the Economy from Fiona Hyslop.
- ↑ Forbes was on maternity leave from 16 July 2022 until 28 March 2023; John Swinney was acting Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy in her absence.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Cabinet and Ministers - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ↑ McDonald, Andrew (22 February 2023). "Kate Forbes: 48 hours that shot down the SNP's brightest star". Politico Europe. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ Deerin, Chris (21 February 2023). "Is Kate Forbes's SNP leadership campaign over already?". New Statesman. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ Brooks, Libby (27 March 2023). "Humza Yousaf elected leader of Scottish National party". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ↑ McCurdy, Rebecca (2024-04-29). "Who may succeed Humza Yousaf as Scotland's first minister?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ↑ Cochrane, Angus (2024-05-02). "Kate Forbes backs John Swinney for first minister". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ↑ "Kate Forbes appointed Scotland's deputy first minister". BBC News. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Profile on SNP website
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