Stephen Flynn defeats Alison Thewliss - who is seen as being close to Nicola Sturgeon - in a vote of SNP MPs.
Mr Flynn had been the party's business, energy and industrial strategy spokesman.
"But also to hold the Conservative UK government's feet to the fire on the fact that we have a cost of living crisis and people in Scotland are struggling".that Mr Flynn and Ms Black would make a "truly formidable team" and said she was looking forward to working with them both.
Only last month, Stephen Flynn said he had no intention of standing for the SNP group leadership when he was first linked to efforts to oust Ian Blackford. Alison Thewliss is widely seen as being closer to Nicola Sturgeon than Stephen Flynn is and he may have work to do to build that relationship. Scottish Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine MP said: "Stephen Flynn takes over a divided Westminster group obsessed with completely the wrong priorities."Stephen Flynn recently denied claims he was seeking to replace Mr Blackford as group leaderHe studied politics at Dundee University before moving to Aberdeen - although he still travels back down the A90 to support Dundee United.
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