Birth Chart

John Swinney

John Ramsay Swinney

Sun Aries

Moon Taurus

Ascendant Sagittarius

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Aries - 23°07' - in house 4

↣ Moon in Taurus - 00°02' - in house 4

↣ Mercury in Taurus - 10°44' - in house 4

↣ Venus in Gemini - 08°49' - in house 6

↣ Mars in Aries - 11°17' - in house 3

↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 00°11' - in house 4

↣ Saturn in Pisces - 01°58' - in house 2

↣ Uranus in Virgo - 06°19' - in house 8 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Scorpio - 17°06' - in house 10/11 - retrograde

↣ Pluto in Virgo - 11°59' - in house 8/9 - retrograde

↣ North Node in Cancer - 04°47' - in house 7 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 19°52' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 00°07' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 26°01'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 4

↣ Moon in house 4

↣ Mercury in house 4

↣ Venus in house 6

↣ Mars in house 3

↣ Jupiter in house 4

↣ Saturn in house 2

↣ Uranus in house 8

↣ Neptune in house 10/11

↣ Pluto in house 8/9

↣ North Node in house 7

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Moon conjunction (6°55' separating)

↣ Sun and Jupiter conjunction (7°03' applying)

↣ Sun and Uranus parallel

↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant square (2°54' separating)

↣ Sun and Ascendant trine (3°15' applying)

↣ Sun and Midheaven opposition (7°00' separating)

↣ Moon and Mercury conjunction (10°42' applying)

↣ Moon and Jupiter conjunction (0°09' applying)

↣ Moon and Saturn sextile (1°56' applying)

↣ Moon and Uranus trine (6°17' applying)

↣ Moon and North Node sextile (4°45' applying)

↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°01' applying)

↣ Moon and Midheaven opposition (0°05' separating)

↣ Mercury and Uranus trine (4°25' separating)

↣ Mercury and Neptune opposition (6°22' applying)

↣ Mercury and Pluto trine (1°14' applying)

↣ Mercury and North Node sextile (5°57' separating)

↣ Mercury and Midheaven opposition (10°37' applying)

↣ Venus and Mars sextile (2°28' applying)

↣ Venus and Uranus square (2°30' separating)

↣ Venus and Pluto square (3°09' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Saturn sextile (1°48' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Uranus parallel

↣ Jupiter and North Node sextile (4°36' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°09' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Midheaven opposition (0°04' applying) antiparallel

↣ Saturn and Uranus opposition (4°21' applying)

↣ Saturn and North Node trine (2°48' applying)

↣ Saturn and Midheaven trine (1°52' applying) parallel

↣ Uranus and Pluto conjunction (5°40' separating)

↣ Uranus and North Node sextile (1°32' separating)

↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (5°07' applying)

↣ North Node and Ascendant antiparallel

↣ North Node and Midheaven trine (4°40' applying)

Birth data

Original name: John Ramsay Swinney
Chart date: 13/04/1964
Chart time: 02:40
Date and time quality: AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Latitude and longitude: 55°57' North · 3°13' West
Time zone: 01:00 East

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About

John Ramsay Swinney is a Scottish politician with a long career in the Scottish National Party (SNP), having served as First Minister of Scotland since 2024 and led the party in two spells (2000–2004 and since 2024). Trained in political science at the University of Edinburgh, Swinney joined the SNP at 15 and held internal leadership roles while still in the party’s youth wing, including national secretary and vice-leader.

He was elected to the first Scottish Parliament in 1999, has served as a regional member and was also a Member of the House of Commons (1997–2001). Over the past two decades he has been part of several Scottish governments: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Employment (2007–2014), Deputy First Minister (2014–2023) and later held portfolios such as education and post-COVID recovery.

Swinney’s leadership has been defined by management of key economic and education portfolios, as well as a stabilizing role within the SNP during leadership transitions. Early in his current term as First Minister he faced a significant loss of seats in the 2024 general election, an event that reshaped the party’s balance in the UK Parliament.

Recognized for a long career in executive and legislative office, Swinney remains a central figure in contemporary Scottish politics, particularly for the technical roles in finance and governance that established his reputation as a public manager.

John Swinney

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