The leader of the Scottish National Party is the highest position within Scotland's Scottish National Party (SNP).

The post was officially created on 7 April 1934 with the foundation of the SNP.

The post gained its current title of Leader at the SNP spring conference on 24 April 2004.

While Gordon Wilson had the longest uninterrupted spell as leader, lasting just over eleven years from 1979 to 1990, Alex Salmond has been the party's longest-serving leader overall, serving twenty years and two months across two spells as leader.

Keith Brown is the depute leader of the party; however, he is not the Deputy First Minister of Scotland.