She first stood for election in the 1992 general election as the SNP candidate in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency. [115] Her mother Joan was the SNP Provost of North Ayrshire council, where she was councillor for the Irvine East ward from 2007 until 2016. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon finally admitted defeat in her battle to Remain today as she admitted that Brexit 'now seems inevitable'. ", "Nicola Sturgeon declares Climate Emergency, "Nicola Sturgeon crowned 'Politician of the Year, "Nicola Sturgeon ranked second most powerful woman in UK", "Nicola Sturgeon tops Woman's Hour power list", "Nicola Sturgeon announces wedding plans", "Nicola Sturgeon ties the knot — but she won't be calling herself Mrs Murrell", "Nicola Sturgeon miscarriage: First minister reveals baby loss", President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Proposed second Scottish independence referendum, Heads of governments of the United Kingdom, Heads of governments of British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, Leaders of political parties in the United Kingdom, List of political parties in the United Kingdom, Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Constitution, Europe and External Affairs, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicola_Sturgeon&oldid=977870341, Female heads of government in the United Kingdom, Female members of the Scottish Parliament, Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016, Members of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow constituencies, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2019, Articles with self-published sources from February 2020, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 September 2020, at 13:22. Nicola In 2004 she announced that she would stand as a candidate for the leadership of the SNP following the resignation of John Swinney. Following her graduation, Sturgeon completed her legal traineeship at McClure Naismith, a Glasgow firm of solicitors, in 1995. [23] Sturgeon defeated Gordon Jackson with a 4.7% swing to the SNP in the 2007 election in Glasgow Govan. Sturgeon highlighted that "Scotland and the United States will continue to cooperate in those areas where we share common interests and goals, and when appropriate we will also look to have constructive dialogue on issues where our views differ". ", "Rise of Nicola Sturgeon: from 'nippy sweetie' to SNP leader? The SNP leader made the admission as she addressed the Holyrood parliament and tore into the Prime Minister after his election win. As leader of the SNP in the Scottish Parliament, Sturgeon became a high-profile figure in Scottish politics and often clashed with First Minister Jack McConnell at First Minister's Questions. His then-depute, Roseanna Cunningham, immediately announced her intention to stand for the leadership. She is currently serving as the fifth First Minister of Scotland.

He was married to her husband Peter Murrell, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the SNP. Start a FameChain Add to my FameChain. 66 (approx.) In 2016, she was ranked the second most powerful lady in the UK by the Forbes Magazine. [70] By the end of that week, on 30 March 2017, Sturgeon wrote to the Prime Minister requesting a Section 30 order, formally devolving the responsibility and power to the Scottish Government to plan for and hold another referendum on Scottish Independence. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. [43] Sturgeon was formally sworn into office the following day. [76] Publicly speaking about the 2017 Scottish council elections, Sturgeon has said that the elections were a clear choice between voting for herself and Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, citing the stark fall in support of the Scottish Labour Party and their leader Kezia Dugdale over the past several years. She was born on July 19, 1970, in Ayrshire Central Hospital, United Kingdom. [79], The SNP lost 21 seats in the 2017 United Kingdom general election in Scotland amid a swing to the Scottish Conservatives of 13.7%, although remained the biggest party in Scotland.

[78] Following the results, Sturgeon claimed that the election was a "clear and emphatic victory for the SNP', despite the large number of seats gained by the Scottish Conservatives. Permalink: https://gossipgist.com/nicola-sturgeon, Dreghorn Primary School, Greenwood Academy, University of Glasgow. The SNP won the highest number of seats in the Scottish Parliament in the 2007 election and Salmond was subsequently appointed First Minister. She is the first woman to hold either position. See the Princess's amazing family and relationship links. [104] She has been a critic of austerity, saying that the UK government's "austerity economics" is "morally unjustifiable and economically unsustainable". She is the eldest of three daughters born to Joan Kerr Sturgeon (née Ferguson, born 1952), a dental nurse and Robin Sturgeon (born 1948), an electrician. She attended Dreghorn Primary School from 1975 to 1982 and Greenwood Academy from 1982 to 1988. From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases. [113], Sturgeon lives in Glasgow with her husband, Peter Murrell, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the SNP. July 19, 1970.

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