The 2024 Scottish National Party leadership election took place to choose the leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of Humza Yousaf on 29 April 2024, amid a government crisis
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Humza Yousaf announcing his intention to resign as SNP leader on 29 April 2024
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Kate Elizabeth Forbes is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic from 2024 to 2026. A member of the Scottish National Party,
2024 Scottish National Party leadership election
…unopposed as the party's new leader. In the previous election, held the year prior following Nicola Sturgeon's resignation, Yousaf successfully defeated Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in a leadership election that caused turmoil for the party with disagreements over the party's independence strategy and the controversial…
Official portrait, 2024
Forbes attended Selwyn College, Cambridge from 2008 to 2011
Official parliamentary portrait, 2016
Forbes speaking at the 2018 SNP Conference