Finance secretary Shona Robison has announced she will stand down at the next Holyrood election after 27 years as an MSP. Robison, the MSP for Dundee East, has held several roles in SNP governments including health secretary and social justice secretary.

Shona Robison has held a host of ministerial briefs during her time as a MSP, most recently as SNP finance secretary

Robison is the latest senior SNP politician to announce she is standing down. On Monday, veteran nationalist Annabelle Ewing, who is also one of Holyrood’s deputy presiding officers, confirmed she would not run for re-election.

SHONA Robison is to step down as an MSP at the next Holyrood election. The Dundee City East MSP announced that she will not seek re-election as a candidate ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary election in May 2026.

Finance Secretary Shona Robison will not seek re-election next year, she has announced. Robison is one of the diminishing pool of '99ers – a group of MSPs who were first elected when parliament was reconvened in 1999 and have served continuously ever since.

Shortly after her announcement, Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop also confirmed she would stand down from her Linlithgow seat in 2026. Hyslop has also held multiple SNP cabinet roles, including education secretary,

Finance Secretary Shona Robison has said she will stand down from Holyrood at the next election after 27 as an MSP.

"However, the best moments over my time at Holyrood have come from representing and supporting my constituents. I will forever be grateful to them for giving me the opportunity to