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
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.
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.
Labour long ago realised it could no longer automatically assume that it would win elections in Glasgow and other places where it has taken people's votes for granted for decades - as we have seen across Scotland at local council and Holyrood elections.
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.
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.
Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for.
To every woman out there who thinks that they might like to get involved in politics or stand for parliament, I say go for it. If I can do it, so can you.
For me, personally, it has been humbling since I became First Minister to speak to women and girls and have them tell me how much it means to them to have a woman in the top job in politics in Scotland.
I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook.
I believe we should support people to live, and I am therefore in favour of good quality palliative care.