MSP
Jenny Gilruth
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government since 20 May 2026
Previously: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (2023–26) · Minister for Transport (2022–23) · +2 more
At a glance
4,648 contributions in debates and committees 479 motions lodged 98 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- duncan-glancy 453
- behaviour schools 162
- greer 311
- partner countries 126
- glenrothes 180
- pandemic 440
- asn 195
- chief inspector 273
Words and pairs this MSP uses far more than other members do (TF-IDF over their Official Report contributions), with mention counts.
Recent votes on bills
All 2,047 votes →- 12 Nov 2026✓ For Carried
- 28 Oct 2026✗ Against Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
Broke with their party
5 times →- 29 Oct 2026✗ Against Carried
- 20 Nov 2024✗ Against Carried
- 13 Sep 2023✗ Against Carried
Latest in the chamber
All 4,648 →-
General Question Time
Mr Brown will appreciate that we are currently engaging with the Scottish Fiscal Commission on a range of issues ahead of the budget, so I will be happy to come back to Parliament…
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General Question Time
Yes, I very much agree. Public services are facing unprecedented pressures and, without reform, demand is going to outpace resources, and the sustainability of our public services…
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Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse (Council Tax Debt)
I thank the member for highlighting the really important work done by Aberlour. We looked at the Tayside pilot as part of the joint review, and I assure the member that there are …
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Richard Lyle SNP 417
- Bill Kidd SNP 409
- Tom Arthur SNP 402
- David Torrance SNP 378
- Fulton MacGregor SNP 374
Whose motions they back most
- David Torrance SNP 519
- Gail Ross SNP 418
- Clare Adamson SNP 331
- Stuart McMillan SNP 317
- Gil Paterson SNP 287
Most similar sitting MSPs
- Tom Arthur SNP 73% similar
- Gillian Martin SNP 72% similar
- David Torrance SNP 70% similar
- Fulton MacGregor SNP 70% similar
- Hannah Mary Goodlad SNP 66% similar
Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Mid Fife and Glenrothes (constituency) since 2016
- Government
- Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government since 2026 · Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills 2023–26 · Minister for Transport 2022–23 · Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development 2021–22 · +1 more