Returning Labour MSP Mark Griffinpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Labour MSP Mark Griffin returns to Holyrood via the Central Scotland list.
Image source, bbcLabour MSP Mark Griffin
Summary
MSPs were sworn in for the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament
All 129 members took either an oath or an affirmation in the well of the Holyrood chamber
The newly sworn-in MSPs elect Ken Macintosh as presiding officer
MSPs elect SNP MSP Linda Fabiani and SNP MSP Christine Grahame as deputy presiding officers
Returning Labour MSP Mark Griffinpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Image source, bbcImage caption, Green MSP Ross Greer takes the oath with clenched fistpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Green MSP Ross Greer makes the affirmation with clenched fist.
Now to the youngest ever MSP....published at 10:34 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Twenty-one-year-old Ross Greer become the youngest ever MSP after being elected for the Scottish Green Party for West of Scotland region.
He was just 15 when he joined the party and has also served as a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament.
Image source, PAImage caption, Green MSP Ross Greer
He also contested the East Dunbartonshire constituency in last May's general election.
Mr Greet gained his new role as an MSP after being top of the Green list for the West of Scotland region.
New Conservative MSP Jamie Greene up nextpublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
New Conservative MSP Jamie Greene will represent the West of Scotland.
Mr Greene opts for the oath.
Labour MSP Iain Gray takes the oathpublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Labour MSP Iain Gray takes the oath.
Jenny Gilruth gets a hug from Tricia Marwick, who she replaces as MSPpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
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End of twitter postFormer Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray nowpublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Former Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray won his East Lothian constituency by over 1,000 votes.
Mr Gray stepped down as Scottish Labour leader after a poor performance by his party at Holyrood elections in 2011.
Asked whether Kezia Dugdale should do the same, he replied: "Absolutely not."
Image source, bbcImage caption, Labour MSP Iain Gray
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant takes the oathpublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant takes the oath.
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant next uppublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant returns to Holyrood to represent the Highlands and Islands.
Image source, bbcImage caption, Labour MSP Rhoda Grant last session
SNP MSP Christine Grahame makes the affirmationpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Christine Grahame makes the affirmation.
SNP MSP veteran Christine Grahame will be all too familiar with these proceedingspublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Christine Grahame won Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale comfortably, increasing her party's share of the vote.
Image source, bbcImage caption, SNP MSP Christine Grahame
Conservative MSP Maurice Golden takes the oathpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Conservative MSP Maurice Golden takes the oath.
We're back with new Conservative MSP Maurice Golden first up to take the oathpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
New Conservative MSP Maurice Golden will represent West of Scotland.
Image source, bbcImage caption, New Conservative MSP Maurice Golden
SNP MSPs are wearing a white rose for the oaths and affirmationspublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
The more observant among you will have spotted that all the SNP MSPs are wearing a white rose
All of the 63 SNP MSPs are wearing the white rose of Scotland, made famous by Hugh MacDiarmid in his poem "The Little White Rose".
The rose has been worn by SNP members as they are sworn in at Holyrood since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened in 1999.
Image caption, Hugh MacDiarmid and the white rose
Quote MessageThe rose of all the world is not for me. I want for my part Only the little white rose of Scotland That smells sharp and sweet - and breaks the heart.
Hugh MacDiarmid, Poet
Time for a short break but fret not we return at 10.30ampublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick calls a brief time out but the oaths and affirmations continue at 10.30am.
Image caption, Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick presiding for the final time today
SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth makes the affirmationpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth makes the affirmation.
New SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth up nextpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth represents Mid Fife and Glenrothes having won convincingly with more than 54% of the vote.
Image source, SNPImage caption, SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth
SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson makes the affirmationpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson makes the affirmation.
SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson nextpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Old SNP hand Kenneth Gibson won Cunninghame North comfortably, with more than double the votes of his nearest rival.
Image source, bbcImage caption, SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson in the chamber last session
SNP MSP Jeanne Freeman takes the oathpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Jeanne Freeman takes the oath.
