First elected to Westminster in 1997 as the MP for Tayside North, he was one of the original intake when the Scottish Parliament was formed in 1999, representing Perthshire North, which he still holds today.
STV News has been to Swinney’s hometown of Blairgowrie to find out about the person behind the politician.
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