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((Short description|Head of the Scottish National Party))
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((Infobox Political post
| post = Leader of the Scottish National Party
| body = 
| member_of = 
| image = File:Humza Yousaf (cropped), 2023.jpg
| incumbent = [[Humza Yousaf]]
| incumbentsince = 27 March 2023
| status = 
| appointer = 
| termlength = 
| formation = 7 April 1934
| inaugural = [[Alexander MacEwen]]
| precursor = 
| website = https://www.snp.org
| deputy = [[Keith Brown (Scottish politician)|Keith Brown]]
| flag = Scottish National Party logo 2016.svg
| flagsize = 170px
| flagcaption = Logo of the Scottish National Party
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The '''leader of the Scottish National Party''' is the highest position within Scotland's [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP). The incumbent is [[Humza Yousaf]], who was announced as the winner of the [[2023 Scottish National Party leadership election]] on 27 March 2023, succeeding [[Nicola Sturgeon]] as party leader.

Scotland has had [[Scottish Government|a devolved government]] since 1999. When the SNP is Scotland's major governing party, as it currently is, its leader has also been the [[First Minister of Scotland]].

==History==
The post was officially created on 7 April 1934 with the foundation of the SNP. The role was titled Chairman of the Scottish National Party from 1934 until 1969, with the first chairman, [[Alexander MacEwen]], appointed to the office in 1934. In 1969 the title of chairman was replaced with that of National Convener, with [[William Wolfe]] the first person elected as National Convener. The post gained its current title of ''Leader'' at the SNP spring conference on 24 April 2004.

==Other party leadership==
[[Keith Brown (Scottish politician)|Keith Brown]] is the [[deputy leader|depute leader]] of the party; however, he is not the [[deputy first minister of Scotland]].<ref>((cite web|title=Keith Brown|url=https://www.parliament.scot/msps/currentmsps/keith-brown-msp.aspx|date=2019-10-09|website=www.parliament.scot|access-date=2020-05-09))</ref><ref>((Cite news |date=2018-06-08 |title=Keith Brown elected SNP deputy leader |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-44397652 |access-date=2020-05-09))</ref>

[[Stephen Flynn (Scottish politician)|Stephen Flynn]] is the Leader of the party's [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] delegation, with [[Mhairi Black]] as deputy leader.<ref>((Cite news|date=2017-06-14|title=Ian Blackford MP elected SNP Westminster leader|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-40266166|access-date=2021-06-01))</ref><ref>((Cite news|date=2020-07-07|title=Kirsten Oswald is new SNP Westminster deputy leader|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-53327123|access-date=2021-06-01))</ref>

==Leaders of the Scottish National Party (1934–present)==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="5" |Leaders of the Scottish National Party
|-
!Leader <br /><small>(birth-death)</small>
!Portrait
!Political office
!Took office
!Left office
|-
|[[Alexander MacEwen|<small>Sir</small> Alexander MacEwen]] <br /><small>(1875–1941)</small>
|[[File:Mcewan.jpg|85px]]
|[[Provost of Inverness]] (1925–1931) <br /><small>Councillor for [[Benbecula]] (1931–1941)</small><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.scottishhighlanderphotoarchive.co.uk/imageDetail.aspx?ID=10701|title=Scottish Highland Photo Archive – Image Detail|website=www.scottishhighlanderphotoarchive.co.uk|access-date=2020-04-06))</ref>
|7 April 1934
|1936
|-
|[[Andrew Dewar Gibb|<small>Prof</small> Andrew Dewar Gibb]] [[King's Counsel|KC]] <br /><small>(1888–1974)</small>
|[[File:Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg|85px]]
|''<small>Candidate for [[Combined Scottish Universities (UK Parliament constituency)|Combined Scottish Universities]] ([[1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election|1936]], [[1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election|1938]])</small>''
|1936
|1940
|-
|[[William Power (Scottish politician)|William Power]] <br /><small>(1873–1951)</small>
|[[File:Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg|85px]]
|''<small>Candidate for [[Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Argyllshire]] ([[1940 Argyllshire by-election|1940]])</small>''
|1940
|30 May 1942
|-
|[[Douglas Young (classicist)|Douglas Young]] <br /><small>(1913–1973)</small>
|<big>[[File:Douglas Young, circa 1945.jpg|85px]]</big>
|<small>''Candidate for [[Kirkcaldy Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy Burghs]] ([[1944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election|1944]])''</small> 
|30 May 1942
|9 June 1945
|-
|[[Bruce Watson (politician)|<small>Prof</small> Bruce Watson]] <br /><small>(1910–1988)</small>
|[[File:Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg|85px]]
|
|9 June 1945
|May 1947
|-
|[[Robert McIntyre (politician)|<small>Dr</small> Robert McIntyre]] <br /><small>(1913–1998)</small>
|[[File:Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg|85px]]
|MP for [[Motherwell (UK Parliament constituency)|Motherwell]] (1945) <br /><small>[[Provost (civil)|Provost]] of [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]] (1967–1975)</small> <br /><small>Councillor for [[Stirling]] (1956–1975)</small>
|May 1947
|June 1956
|-
|[[Jimmy Halliday|James Halliday]] <br /><small>(1927–2013)</small>
|[[File:Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg|85px]]
|''<small>Candidate for [[Stirling and Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirling and Falkirk]] (1959)</small>''
|June 1956
|5 June 1960
|-
|[[Arthur Donaldson]] <br /><small>(1901–1993)</small>
|[[File:Arthur Donaldson, circa 1945.jpg|85px]]
|Councillor for [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]] (1946–1955) <br /><small>Councillor for [[Forfar]] (1945–1968)</small>
|5 June 1960
|1 June [[1969 Scottish National Party leadership election|1969]]
|-
|[[William Wolfe]] <br /><small>(1924–2010)</small>
|[[File:Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg|85px]]
|''<small>Candidate for [[West Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)|West Lothian]] (1970–79)</small>''
|1 June [[1969 Scottish National Party leadership election|1969]]
|15 September [[1979 Scottish National Party leadership election|1979]]
|-
|[[Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician)|Gordon Wilson]] <br /><small>(1938–2017)</small>
|[[File:Gordon Wilson.jpg|85px]]
|MP for [[Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee East]] (1974–1987)
|15 September [[1979 Scottish National Party leadership election|1979]]
|22 September [[1990 Scottish National Party leadership election|1990]]
|-
|<small>[[The Right Honourable|The Right Hon.]]</small> [[Alex Salmond]] <br /><small>(b. 1954)</small> <br /><small>(1st Term)</small>
|[[File:Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (cropped).jpg|85px]]
|MP for [[Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)|Banff and Buchan]] (1987–2010) <br /><small>MSP for [[Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banff and Buchan]] (1999–2001)</small>
|22 September [[1990 Scottish National Party leadership election|1990]]
|26 September [[2000 Scottish National Party leadership election|2000]]
|-
|[[John Swinney]] <br /><small>(b. 1964)</small>
|[[File:John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Sustainable Growth (1).jpg|frameless|85px]]
|[[Deputy First Minister of Scotland|'''Deputy First Minister''']] (2014-2023)
<small>MSP for [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]] (since 2011)</small> <br /><small>MSP for [[North Tayside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North Tayside]] (1999–2011)</small> <br /><small>MP for [[North Tayside (UK Parliament constituency)|North Tayside]] (1997–2001)</small>
|26 September [[2000 Scottish National Party leadership election|2000]]
|3 September [[2004 Scottish National Party leadership election|2004]]
|-
|<small>[[The Right Honourable|The Right Hon.]]</small> [[Alex Salmond]] <br /><small>(b. 1954)</small> <br /><small>(2nd Term)</small>
|[[File:Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (cropped).jpg|85px]]
|'''[[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] (2007–2014)''' <br /><small>MSP for [[Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire East]] (2011–2016)</small> <br /><small>MSP for [[Gordon (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Gordon]] (2007–2011)</small> <br /><small>MP for [[Gordon (UK Parliament constituency)|Gordon]] (2015–2017)</small>
|3 September [[2004 Scottish National Party leadership election|2004]]
|14 November [[2014 Scottish National Party leadership election|2014]]
|-
|<small>[[The Right Honourable|The Right Hon.]]</small> [[Nicola Sturgeon]] <br /><small>(b. 1970)</small>
|[[File:First Minister Nicola Sturgeon official portrait (cropped).jpg|frameless|85px]]
|'''[[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] (2014–2023)''' <br /><small>MSP for [[Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Southside]] (since 2011)</small> <br /><small>MSP for [[Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Govan]] (2007–2011)</small> <br /><small>MSP for [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] (1999–2007)</small>
|14 November [[2014 Scottish National Party leadership election|2014]]
|27 March [[2023 Scottish National Party leadership election|2023]]
|-
|<small>[[The Right Honourable|The Right Hon.]]</small> [[Humza Yousaf]]<br />(born 1985)
|[[File:Humza Yousaf SNP Conference.jpg|frameless|85px]]
|'''[[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] (2023–)'''
<small>MSP for [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]] (since 2016)</small> <br /><small>MSP for [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] (2011–2016)</small>
|27 March [[2023 Scottish National Party leadership election|2023]]
|Incumbent
|}


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== References ==
<references />((Scottish National Party))
[[Category:Leaders of the Scottish National Party| ]]
[[Category:Lists of leaders of political parties|Scottish National Party]]
[[Category:Scottish National Party politicians| ]]

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