Kate Forbes
Deputy First Minister of Scotland since 2024
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Kate Elizabeth Forbes is a Scottish politician who has served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic since May 2024. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she previously served as 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.
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Scotland's new deputy first minister announcedKate Forbes has been appointed deputy first minister of Scotland as John Swinney begins selecting his cabinet.Sky News - Published | |
Kate Forbes not running in race to replace Humza YousafKate Forbes has announced she is not entering the race to replace Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and Scotland's first minister.Sky News - Published | |
'The SNP has got to come together': John Swinney and Kate Forbes on leadership raceJohn Swinney has told Sky News that the SNP needs to "come together" in the wake of Humza Yousaf's resignation as party leader and first minister.Sky News - Published | |
Forbes rejects demotion offered by Scotland's new first ministerKate Forbes has rejected a job offer from Scotland's new first minister Humza Yousaf and will return to the backbenches, having served in government for almost five years.Sky News - Published | |
SNP candidate Kate Forbes insists she has 'progressive views' after gay marriage backlash SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has insisted she has "progressive views" after scrutiny of her religious beliefs. Sky News - Published | |
SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes says bottle return scheme needs reworking to 'avoid job losses' Kate Forbes has pledged to pause the Scottish government's controversial bottle deposit return scheme if she is elected as first minister.Sky News - Published | |
Forbes admits ‘burden’ of hurt caused by faith as she fights on in SNP race SNP leadership hopeful Kate Forbes has said she feels "greatly burdened" that some of her views have caused hurt.Sky News - Published | |
Kate Forbes says her faith means children outside of marriage is 'wrong' SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has told Sky News that her faith means children outside of marriage is "wrong" and something she personally would "seek to avoid".Sky News - Published | |
Kate Forbes says campaign to be first minister 'not over' after equal marriage backlash SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said her campaign to replace Nicola Sturgeon is "absolutely not over" despite a backlash on her equal marriage views.Sky News - Published | |
Kate Forbes announces bid to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and first minister Kate Forbes has announced her bid to take over from Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's first minister.Sky News - Published | |
