Talk:John Swinney

"Succeeded by Alex Salmond" as SNP leader?
Looks to me like there's something wrong with the SNP Leader infobox. It says Swinney is the incumbent but also "succeeded by Alex Salmond". I've not edited it as maybe there's something funky going on in Scottish politics, but is this correct or a typo? 51.9.46.7 (talk) 09:58, 9 May 2024 (UTC)


 * It's correct. He was SNP leader twice: the first time from 2000 to 2004, preceded and succeeded by Salmond, and again from 2024 to now, succeeding Humza Yousaf. Tim O&#39;Doherty (talk) 12:45, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Personal Life
There is an indie song about him from his time at univeristy, when his classmates in a band decided he was going to be big in later life. Anyone know what it is? Discosebastian 15:11, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Most of the Personal Life entry is career stuff and not about his personal life at all. Some duplicates the information elsewhere in the article. Citizen Smith 26/06/2020

New photo?
I haven't got the foggiest about sourcing and adding photos, but this picture of John Swinney is pretty out-of-date (though I know it's the one on the Scottish Parliament website). He's recognisable, but he's gotten quite a bit thinner and balder over the years.

--HiddenViper13 16:31, 15 February 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by HiddenViper13 (talk • contribs)

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