Now that Humza Yousaf has announced he is to step down as First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader the race is on to find his successor.
One of the favourites to take on the job is John Swinney, who previously led the SNP from 2000-2004, before serving as Deputy First Minister under Nicola Sturgeon from 2007-2023.
If he does decide to throw his hat in the ring - and is elected - he’ll be leading his party against a very different political backdrop than when he previously did so two decades ago.
It was the year when Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, Athens hosted the Olympic Games, NASA landed rovers on Mars, Usher’s Confessions was the biggest selling album of the year, and the most-watched television broadcast of the year was the England v Portugal game in Euro 2004.
Meanwhile, these were the political leaders in charge of governments, cities, countries and parties.
5. U.S. President
George W. Bush was president of the United States of American in 2004. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously the Governor of Texas from 1995-2000 before being elected President for two consecutive terms in the 2000 and 2004 elections. He was succeeded by Barack Obama. | Getty Images
6. First Minister of Scotland
Labour politician Jack McConnell was the First Minister of Scotland in 2004, serving in the position from 2001 to 2007. He had previously been Minister for Finance and Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs, and has been a Labour life peer in the House of Lords since 2010. Achievements as First Minister included implementing a ban on smoking in public places and successfully bidding for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. He ceased to be First Minister after losing the 2007 Scottish Parliament election to the SNP, becoming the first First Minister to have been defeated from office. | Getty Images
7. Leader of the Scottish Conservatives
David McLetchie was the leader of the Scottish Conservatives at Holyrood in 2004. The MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands held the postition from 1999 to 2005. He resigned after it was revealed he had spent £11,500 of taxpayers' money on taxi fares run up while he was on Conservative Party - rather than constituency - business. He was succeeded by Anabel Goldie. He passed away after a battle with cancer in 2013. | Getty Images
8. Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Jim Wallace was the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats in 2004, when he also served as the Deputy First Minister of Scotland - a role he held from 1999-2005. During that time he served twice as acting First Minister, in the aftermath of Donald Dewar's death in 2000 and following Henry McLeish's resignation in 2000, in the aftermath of Donald Dewar's death and in 2001, following Henry McLeish's resignation. He has been a Liberal Democrat life peer in the House of Lords since 2007. | Getty Images