Nicola Sturgeon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nicola Sturgeon
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 19, 1970(1970-07-19)
Age	54
Birthplace	Irvine
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Cancer

Nicola Sturgeon Biography

Nicola Sturgeon is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 19, 1970 in Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom. As a member of affiliated with Scottish National Party, she was elected in 2007 as the Deputy First Minister for Scotland. She was also the Cabinet Secretary to Health, Infrastructure, and Parliament.

After the politician Following politician John Swinney‘s 2004 resignation as leader of the Scottish National Party, Sturgeon began serving under Swinney’s successor, Alex Salmond, as the party’s Depute Leader.’s 2004 resignation as the leader of the Scottish National Party, Sturgeon was appointed by Swinney’s successor, Alex Salmond, as the party’s deputy leader.

Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who is currently serving as the fifth First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since November 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 (known as Glasgow Govan from 2007 to 2011).

Sturgeon grew up in Prestwick and Dreghorn. She attended Dreghorn Primary School from 1975 to 1982 and Greenwood Academy from 1982 to 1988. She later studied at the University of Glasgow, where she studied Law. Sturgeon graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 1992 and a Diploma in Legal Practice the following year. During her time at the University of Glasgow she was active as a member of the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association and the Glasgow University Students’ Representative Council.

She was married in 2010 and got married to the fellow Scottish National Party politician Peter Murrell. She was the daughter of Joan Sturgeon, also was politician.

Nicola Sturgeon Net Worth

Nicola Sturgeon is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nicola Sturgeon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After obtaining her law degree at The University of Glasgow, she was unsuccessful in her bid for the seat in the 1992 Glasgow Shettleston seat in the Scottish Parliament.

She was named the 2008 recipient of the Scottish Polittician of the Year award.

Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon was born in Ayrshire Central Hospital in Irvine, on 19 July 1970. 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. Her family has some roots in North East England; her paternal grandmother was from Ryhope in what is now the City of Sunderland.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Nicola Sturgeon Dating?

According to our records, Nicola Sturgeon married to Peter Murrell. As of December 1, 2023, Nicola Sturgeon’s is not dating anyone.

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The 1997 general election saw Sturgeon selected to fight the Glasgow Govan seat for the SNP. Boundary changes meant that the notional Labour majority in the seat had increased substantially. However, infighting between the two rival candidates for the Labour nomination, Mohammed Sarwar and Mike Watson, along with an energetic local campaign, resulted in Glasgow Govan being the only Scottish seat to see a swing away from Labour in the midst of a Labour landslide nationwide. Sarwar did, however, win the seat with a majority of 2,914 votes. Shortly after this, Sturgeon was appointed as the SNP’s spokesperson for energy and education matters.

Facts & Trivia

Nicola Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Nicola Sturgeon celebrates birthday on July 19 of every year.

The results of the leadership contest were announced on 3 September 2004, with Salmond and Sturgeon elected as Leader and Depute Leader respectively. As Salmond was still an MP in the House of Commons, Sturgeon led the SNP at the Scottish Parliament until the 2007 election, when Salmond was elected as an MSP.

Is SNP left or right?

They tend to be in the moderate left grouping, though much of the 79 Group was gradualist in approach. However, this 79 Group gradualism was as much a reaction against the fundamentalists of the day, many of whom believed the SNP should not take a clear left or right position.

HOW LONG CAN First Minister of Scotland serve?

First Minister of Scotland
Term length| None The First Minister is nominated by Parliament following a general election or resignation of the previous First Minister
Inaugural holder| Donald Dewar
Formation| May 17, 1999
Deputy| Deputy First Minister of Scotland

How many siblings does Nicola Sturgeon have?

Gillian Sturgeon

Where does the First Minister of Scotland live?

Bute House
Country| Scotland
Coordinates| 55°57′9.360″N 3°12′29.016″W
Current tenants| Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland
Named for| The 4th Marquess of Bute

What percentage of Scotland voted SNP?

The Scottish National Party (SNP) received the most votes (45%, up 8.1% from the previous election) and won 48 out of 59 seats — a gain of 13 over those won in 2017, and 81% of the Scottish seats in the House of Commons.