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'''Kate Elizabeth Forbes''' is a [[Scottish]] politician and accountant who has been the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy since 2020. A member of the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency since 2016.<ref>''[https://news.stv.tv/feature/what-do-we-know-about-new-finance-secretary-kate-forbes "What do we know about new finance secretary Kate Forbes?"]''</ref> | '''Kate Elizabeth Forbes''' is a [[Scottish]] politician and accountant who has been the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy since 2020. A member of the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency since 2016.<ref>''[https://news.stv.tv/feature/what-do-we-know-about-new-finance-secretary-kate-forbes "What do we know about new finance secretary Kate Forbes?"]''</ref> | ||
| − | On 20 February 2023, Kate Forbes declared her candidacy for Leader of the SNP and [[First Minister of Scotland]] to succeed [[Nicola Sturgeon]].<ref>''[https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2023/02/kate-forbes-snp-leadership-campaign-over "Is Kate Forbes’s SNP leadership campaign over already?"]''</ref> | + | On 20 February 2023, Kate Forbes declared her candidacy for Leader of the SNP and [[First Minister of Scotland]] to succeed [[Nicola Sturgeon]] in the [[2023 Scottish National Party leadership election]].<ref>''[https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2023/02/kate-forbes-snp-leadership-campaign-over "Is Kate Forbes’s SNP leadership campaign over already?"]''</ref> |
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| + | On 27 March 2023, [[Humza Yousaf]] was declared the winner of the [[2023 Scottish National Party leadership election|SNP leadership election]] with Kate Forbes coming a close second, which prompted calls for First Minister [[Humza Yousaf|Yousaf]] to appoint Forbes as Deputy First Minister.<ref>''[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-humza-yousaf-should-make-kate-forbes-his-deputy/ "Why Humza Yousaf should make Kate Forbes his deputy"]''</ref> | ||
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Kate Elizabeth Forbes is a Scottish politician and accountant who has been the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy since 2020. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency since 2016.[1]
On 20 February 2023, Kate Forbes declared her candidacy for Leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland to succeed Nicola Sturgeon in the 2023 Scottish National Party leadership election.[2]
On 27 March 2023, Humza Yousaf was declared the winner of the SNP leadership election with Kate Forbes coming a close second, which prompted calls for First Minister Yousaf to appoint Forbes as Deputy First Minister.[3]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:The beginning of the end | blog post | 27 March 2023 | Stuart Campbell | "I don't think there's any chance Humza Yousaf has won the SNP leadership election legitimately. But this morning I'm deeply worried that those still controlling the party have absolutely nothing left to lose by fixing it in his favour." |
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