Nicola Sturgeon
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The Right Honourable Nicola Sturgeon MSP |
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| First Minister of Scotland | |
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Assumed office 20 November 2014 |
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| Deputy | John Swinney |
| Preceded by | Alex Salmond |
| Leader of the Scottish National Party | |
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Assumed office 14 November 2014 |
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| Deputy |
Stewart Hosie Angus Robertson |
| Preceded by | Alex Salmond |
| Deputy First Minister of Scotland | |
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In office 17 May 2007 – 19 November 2014 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Nicol Stephen |
| Succeeded by | John Swinney |
| Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities | |
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In office 5 September 2012 – 19 November 2014 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Alex Neil |
| Succeeded by | Keith Brown |
| Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing | |
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In office 17 May 2007 – 5 September 2012 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Andy Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Alex Neil |
| Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party | |
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In office 3 September 2004 – 14 November 2014 |
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| Leader | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Roseanna Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Stewart Hosie |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Southside |
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Assumed office 6 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 9,593 (38.5%) |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Govan |
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In office 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Bob Doris |
| Personal details | |
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Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon 19 July 1970 Irvine, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Murrell |
| Residence | Bute House |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Solicitor |
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who is the fifth and current First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), in office since 2014. She is the first woman to hold either position. Sturgeon has been a member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region from 1999 to 2007, and as the member for Glasgow Southside since 2007 (known as Glasgow Govan from 2007 to 2011).
A law graduate of the University of Glasgow, Sturgeon worked as a solicitor in Glasgow. After being elected to the Scottish Parliament, she served successively as the SNP's shadow minister for education, health and justice. In 2004 she announced that she would stand as a candidate for the leadership of the SNP following the resignation of John Swinney. However, she later withdrew from the contest in favour of Alex Salmond, standing instead as (deputy) leader on a joint ticket with Salmond.
Both were subsequently elected, and as Salmond was still an MP in the House of Commons, Sturgeon led the SNP in the Scottish Parliament from 2004 to 2007. The SNP won the highest number of seats in the Scottish Parliament in the 2007 election and Salmond was subsequently appointed First Minister. He appointed Sturgeon as Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing. She was appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities in 2012.
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