State or region
Deputy First Minister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the First Minister
- Exact method
- Appointed by the First Minister from among the Scottish Government's ministers (Scotland Act 1998 s.47).
- Chosen by
- First Minister
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Jenny Gilruth SNP since May 2026 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- data.parliament.scot · checked Scottish Parliament open data API (members, MemberElectionConstituencyStatuses, MemberElectionRegionStatuses, MemberParties, Constituencies, Regions), read 2026-10-12: current 129 MSPs, constituency or region, party, start date. For: Deputy First Minister, Jenny Gilruth, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Second Swinney government, appointed 20 May 2026, read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because gov.scot ministers page not fetched. For: Jenny Gilruth, current term