Nicola Sturgeon

Introduction & Top Questions
Early life and political career
First ministership
- The 2016 Scottish parliamentary election, the independence referendum, and Brexit
- The Salmond scandal, the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the 2021 Scottish parliamentary election
- The stifling of indyref2, the blocking of the gender self-declaration law, and resignation

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Nicola Sturgeon, wearing a purple blazer, speaks with a hand gesture at the Scottish Parliament. A man in a suit, slightly out of focus, sits in the background.

Nicola Sturgeon: Media

Scottish politician

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Nicola Sturgeon, wearing a purple blazer, speaks with a hand gesture at the Scottish Parliament. A man in a suit, slightly out of focus, sits in the background.

Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon became the first woman to lead Scotland in 2014.

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