Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon PCis a Scottish politician who is the fifth and current First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party, 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...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 July 1970
CityIrvine, Scotland
The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people.
U.K. welfare cuts are pushing more children into poverty; that is beyond dispute.
The fact is Scottish Labour has lost its way.
T he fact almost 40,000 Scots waited more than six months for treatment is an absolute disgrace, and these figures clearly expose Andy Kerr's claim that no patient waits more than six months for treatment as nothing more than a cruel deception.
My message is a simple one - the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland's interests are best served by being a member.
Many hard working people in low paid jobs get housing benefit.
London has a centrifugal pull on talent, investment and business from the rest of Europe and the world. That brings benefits to the broader U.K. economy.
I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of only three in the developed world.
It is one of the little known facts about modern Scottish politics that it is not quite as cut-throat as people think it is.
It is hard to overstate the economic importance of the U.S.A. to Scotland, and that makes it essential that we engage with companies and potential investors and get the message across that we are open for business.
I thought if people were going to talk about what I wear, wouldn't it be good if they were talking about who designed it, who made it and if that's a Scottish company, so teaming up with Totty Rocks has been fantastic.
Parties that win elections should form the government, not parties that lose elections.
People in Scotland don't take too kindly to being lectured by a Tory Chancellor.
Some of the brightest and best women in our society are stifled in their ambitions.