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Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2014 to 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She has served as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region , and as the member ...
Sturgeon is the longest-serving first minister, having surpassed Salmond on 25 May 2022. [4] Salmond in turn spent a total of 7 and a half years in the role. The current first minister is John Swinney, who leads the Government of the 6th Scottish Parliament, as did his predecessors Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon.
Nicola Sturgeon has said her husband Peter Murrell is "not able to say anything" about his arrest in an investigation into SNP finances. Mr Murrell, who is the party’s former chief executive ...
First minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed the United Nations General Assembly on the issue of gender equality and the role of women in conflict resolution in April 2017. [46] Additionally, Sturgeon addressed the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference. [47]
Nicola Sturgeon and with her husband Peter Murrell (PA) As part of their investigation, Police Scotland seized a luxury campervan, thought to be worth more than £110,000, bought by the party but ...
Nicola Sturgeon formed the third Sturgeon government following her Scottish National Party's victory in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.Sturgeon was nominated by a vote of the 6th Scottish Parliament for appointment to the post of First Minister on 18 May 2021 and announced the formation of a new Scottish National Party minority government on 19 May.
Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell tied the knot in a ceremony at Oran Mor in Glasgow in July 2010 (Danny Lawson/PA) Ms Sturgeon went on to become first minister when Mr Salmond resigned from the ...
Nicola Sturgeon served as deputy first minister of Scotland under First Minister Alex Salmond from 2007 until she succeeded Salmond in 2014. She was the first woman to hold office. She was the first woman to hold office.