His then-depute, Roseanna Cunningham, immediately announced her intention to stand for the leadership. [119] 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. She also served as Cabinet Secretary for Health, Infrastructure, and Parliament. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. [20] Sturgeon was shy and has said that she "much preferred to sit with my head in a book than talking to people". [44][45] Although the SNP was recognised as the winners of the election, it failed to obtain a majority and Labour was not willing to allow the SNP to enter government. In 2022 Audit Scotland concluded that the final price tag for the vessels would be somewhere between 250m and 400m once the ships are finished in 2023. [192], In January 2021, a former trans officer in the SNP's LGBT wing, Teddy Hope, quit the party, claiming it was one of the "core hubs of transphobia in Scotland". [89] During the speech launching her campaign, Sturgeon announced that she would resign as Depute Leader, triggering a concurrent depute leadership election; the MSPs Angela Constance and Keith Brown and the MP Stewart Hosie all nominated themselves to succeed Sturgeon as Depute Leader. [201][202], Sturgeon was nominated for the post of First Minister by a vote of the Scottish Parliament on 18 May, defeating Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross and Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Willie Rennie by 64 votes to 31 and 4 respectively. [235], Sturgeon officially announced that the referendum would be held on 19 October 2023. Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician serving as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since 2014. 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[73], While campaigning for a Yes vote in August 2013, she told The Guardian that if Scots voted for the Union: "Will there be another referendum round the corner? [259], Sturgeon had previously stripped Trump of his ambassadorial role for Scottish businesses with the Scottish Government in the aftermath of Trump's views of an outright ban of Muslims from entering the United States. [160] This followed an open letter two months earlier, written by 200 church leaders to Sturgeon, warning her that the prohibition could be unlawful. [26].mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. [117] As the constitution is a reserved matter under the Scotland Act 1998, for a future referendum on Scottish independence to be legal under UK law, it would need to receive the consent of the British Parliament to take place. She's come a long way since being nicknamed "Seaweed" at school - back then even the tide wouldn't take her out. This followed her admitting that she had a secret meeting and subsequent phone call with Salmond about the Scottish government's allegations against him. [50], Sturgeon served as Health Secretary in Salmond's first, and for a year, in his second cabinet. In the 2016 election, the SNP was returned as the largest single party in the Scottish Parliament but fell two seats short of a majority. The First Minister is head and shoulders above bumbling Boris Johnson, Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon denies she is 'playing politics' over testing. 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[260], In May 2022, Sturgeon made a trip to the United States and met with controversial Republican member of Congress Robert Aderholt, a prominent Anti-abortion supporter. [162][163], At a session of First Minister's Questions in June 2021, Sturgeon was asked about mistakes made early on in the pandemic and she replied: "If I could turn the clock back, would we go into lockdown earlier than we did? Born in the North Ayrshire town of Irvine in 1970, Nicola Sturgeon became an SNP member at the tender age of 16, having been . 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[313], Forbes magazine ranked Sturgeon as the 50th most powerful woman in the world in 2016 and 2nd in the United Kingdom. "[174], The crisis has particularly impacted the homeless in Scotland; 216 homeless people died in Scotland in 2019 an increase of 11% on the previous year and of which over half (54%) were drug related. 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 highest office. The reception She has received today, demonstrates that that admiration and affection is certainly felt here in Scotland. [126][127], Several weeks later Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament that she would "reset" and delay her plans for a second independence referendum; the SNP losses in that month's election had led her to conclude that many Scots "just want a break from making big political decisions". [200] The SNP won a fourth consecutive election, albeit short of an overall majority, with a record number of votes on both the constituency and regional vote[failed verification] as well as increasing their share of the constituency vote and making a net gain of one seat. "[283][284], Sturgeon has campaigned against replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system. SNP convener Derek Mackay publicly congratulated Sturgeon as de facto leader in waiting, saying that she would be "a fantastic new leader" for both the SNP and for Scotland. Comments have been closed on this article. 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Her nicknames were 'Nippy Sweetie' (Scots for a brassy, over-ambitious young woman) and 'Gnasher', which stemmed from the rumour denied by Sturgeon that she had once injured an unfaithful. [123] However, the SNP lost 21 seats in the 2017 United Kingdom general election in Scotland and the party's vote dropped by 13%, although they remained the biggest party in Scotland. [102] The party received 50% of the vote share in Scotland and replaced the Liberal Democrats as the third largest party in the British House of Commons. Sturgeon and Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, stood for election. In 2015, Sturgeon was questioned as, and in some cases branded as, the 'most dangerous woman in Britain'. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to The SNP won the highest number of seats in the Scottish Parliament in the 2007 election and Salmond was subsequently appointed first minister. Suggestions 70+ nickname for Niko - MRTNiko (+1), Niko De L (+1), - (+0), Baby Mochi [niko] (+0), Clouds (+0), Create name Niko beautiful for Games, nicknames, character names, messaging apps or social networks. [151] Many had been infected with the virus and ended up passing it on to other care home residents. I fear the English bards words The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones may prove to be an apt epitaph. In 2004, with five years in the Scottish Parliament under her belt, Ms Sturgeon ran on a joint ticket with Alex Salmond for him to be leader and her to be deputy leader. She has been a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region, and as the member for Glasgow Southside (formerly Glasgow Govan) from 2007. One particular problem it highlighted was that not enough had been done to ensure Scottish hospitals and care homes had enough personal protective equipment. [86], On 24 September 2014, Sturgeon officially launched her campaign bid to succeed Salmond as Leader of the Scottish National Party at the November leadership election. [52] She reversed the decision to close casualty units at University Hospital Ayr and University Hospital Monklands. Ms Sturgeon declared that she had not heard of the nickname before but said that the alleged remark is "meant as a term of abuse". SNP leadership hopeful Nicola Sturgeon was seething last night over "disgusting and untrue" allegations about her private life. "The basic values of integrity and decency - essential to the proper working of any parliamentary democracy - demand that he go," she tweeted. Yes, I think that is true. Scotland would then have to reapply for EU membership and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso predicted this would be "extremely difficult, if not impossible". [72], Salmond put Sturgeon in charge of the Scottish Government's legislative process for a referendum on Scottish Independence and she was essentially in charge of the SNP's referendum campaign. MPs lined up to support Scottish Secretary Alister Jack in the Commons as he laid out. I owe the Daily Mail big time for that', "Most dangerous woman in Britain or Queen of Scotland? Sarwar did, however, win the seat with a majority of 2,914 votes. Become a patron at - http://www.guerillatvchannel.com/donate Stories Contact - guerillatvchannel@gmail.comNew Brand Channel - https://www. I try (tho don't alway", "Nicola Sturgeon miscarriage: First minister reveals baby loss", President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicola_Sturgeon&oldid=1133020410, This page was last edited on 11 January 2023, at 22:31. [234] This plan has been met with condemnation from various opposing parties, with the Prime Minister rejecting her plan. Speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2017, Ms Sturgeonhinted at a sexist double-standard where she was being criticised for this type of behaviour when men were not. [312], Sturgeon won the Scottish Politician of the Year Award in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2019. The national mission is failing. She attended Dreghorn Primary School from 1975 to 1982 and Greenwood Academy from 1982 to 1988. Sturgeon was branded as "ungracious" when she was filmed by Sky News celebrating Swinson's defeat. [70], In 2012 she pledged to build a high-speed railway line between Glasgow and Edinburgh by 2024, cutting journey times between the two cities to under 30 minutes. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Sturgeon apologised for being overexcited although expressed that she was celebrating Amy Callaghan's win. Scottish hospitals will be allowed to cancel non-urgent operations and move patients into care homes to help tackle "exceptional and severe" pressures on the NHS, Nicola Sturgeon has announced . Following the defeat of the Yes Scotland campaign in the referendum, Salmond resigned and Sturgeon was elected unopposed as SNP leader in November 2014 and appointed as first minister. [147][148][149] Since then restrictions have been frequently tightened, loosened and adapted in parts or all of Scotland to respond to developments in the situation. She raised these with the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, Leslie Evans, two months later, rather than reporting them immediately, as she should if they constitute government matters (as per the ministerial code). She once addressed the name and told journalists. The paper was sent to the central British Government to be read by Prime Minister Theresa May. Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician serving as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since 2014. [38] 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. We can't bind our successors, but we've made very clear our belief that constitutional referenda are once-in-a-generation events. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. [193] Large numbers of LGBT activists followed suit and Sturgeon released a video message in which she said that transphobia is "not acceptable" and said she hoped they would re-join the party. 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