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'I feel 27 years in Holyrood is right time to move on' - Robison

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 City East, has held several roles in SNP governments including health secretary and social justice secretary.

She became deputy first minister under Humza Yousaf in 2023, but was replaced by Kate Forbes in John Swinney's government last year.

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