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.

Feb 1, 2025 · Nicola Sturgeon (born July 19, 1970, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland) is a Scottish politician who served as the first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (2014–23). She was Scotland’s fifth leader—and first woman leader—since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and government in 1999.

Feb 15, 2023 · Nicola Sturgeon, the figurehead of the Scottish independence movement, dramatically announced on Wednesday that she would resign after eight years as Scotland’s first minister.

Feb 15, 2023 · Nicola Sturgeon will resign from her first minister post, she announced Wednesday. The move is prompting a new conversations about trans rights, independence and Jacinda Ardern.

May 25, 2022 · As Nicola Sturgeon becomes Scotland's longest-serving first minister, BBC Scotland looks at how a girl from a west coast council estate rose to the nation's...

Feb 15, 2023 · Nicola Sturgeon has announced that she will step down as Scotland's first minister after more than eight years. She has resigned without achieving the one overriding ambition which first sparked...

Feb 16, 2023 · The impending departure of Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s longest-serving first minister, who said on Wednesday that she would step down, has roiled the nation’s political establishment.

6 days ago · For a long time, the idea of an SNP without Nicola Sturgeon seemed unfeasible. As Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister, she was a household name that transcended Scottish politics.

Nicola Sturgeon was first minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023. She served as deputy first minister from 2007 to 2014 alongside her roles as cabinet secretary for health and wellbeing (2007–12) and cabinet secretary for infrastructure, capital investment and cities (2012–14). She has been a member of the Scottish parliament since 1999.

The latest news and opinion on Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish politician and former First Minister of Scotland. Ms Sturgeon was formerly leader of the Scottish Government, SNP Party...