Forbes has been on maternity leave but has been tipped to make a sensational return to Holyrood as the successor to Nicola Sturgeon.
Kate Forbes is on the verge of joining the race to become the next SNP leader after a senior MSP claimed she is "head and shoulders above" the other candidates.
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance has been on maternity leave since last year after giving birth to her daughter in August. "She's got some remarkable political skills and gauges extremely well with everyone she talks to if you're looking at her record, in terms of being reelected, with one of the largest votes out across the country in 2021."She would be the person to energise the party and indeed the wider yes movement, bring people together to focus on the issues that we need to win the arguments on for independence, deliver successful public services and economy across Scotland.
She is a committed member of the Free Church of Scotland which is opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage.
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