Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon was sworn in as Scotland’s first minister in November 2014. She is the first woman to lead any of the devolved United Kingdom administrations. Before entering the Scottish Parliament to represent Glasgow in 1999 she was a solicitor in Glasgow. She served as cabinet secretary for health and well-being between 2007 and 2012 and then cabinet secretary for infrastructure, investment and cities with responsibility for government strategy and the constitution until 2014. Throughout this period she also served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland.
