[17] Her family has some roots in North East England; her paternal grandmother, Margaret Sturgeon (ne Mill) was from Ryhope in what is now the City of Sunderland. [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. Sturgeon stood for election to the Scottish Parliament in the first Scottish Parliament election in 1999 as the SNP candidate for Glasgow Govan. 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. [48][49] He appointed Sturgeon as Deputy First Minister and tasked her with the Cabinet position of Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing. [61][62], On 11 June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the influenza virus a pandemic. [100] On 21 November, she unveiled her Cabinet with a 50/50 gender balance, promoting Finance Secretary John Swinney to become her Deputy First Minister. [323], In 2016, Sturgeon disclosed that she had miscarried five years previously. The victims of drugs and their families were failed. [265][failed verification], Sturgeon is a constitutional monarchist, telling journalists that it is "a model that has many merits". You can unsubscribe at any time. [18] Her grandmother married Robert Sturgeon, a gardener from Ayr, at St Paul's Parish Church in 1943, and they both eventually moved back to the south west of 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. He has been my friend, mentor and colleague for more than 20 years. More info. [81] Following the defeat of the Yes Scotland campaign, Salmond announced his resignation as First Minister and Leader of the SNP. She is the first woman to hold either position. [citation needed], In the mid-1990s Sturgeon and Charles Kennedy went together on a political study visit to Australia.[27][28]. Answer (1 of 3): The version I heard is this. On 25 May 2022, Sturgeon became the longest-serving First Minister of Scotland, surpassing the previous record held by her predecessor. [313], Forbes magazine ranked Sturgeon as the 50th most powerful woman in the world in 2016 and 2nd in the United Kingdom. [70], In December 2012, Sturgeon said that she believed that independence would allow Scotland to build a stronger and more competitive country, and would change spending priorities to address "the scandal of soaring poverty in a country as rich as Scotland". In June 2022, Sturgeon launched her government's campaign for a second referendum to be held on 19 October 2023, subject to UK Supreme Court ruling. "[183], In 2021, Audit Scotland concluded that, "Progress on closing the poverty-related attainment gap between the most and least deprived school pupils has been limited"[184] and fell short of the Government's aims. A Gannett Company. I note that most of my Tory friends frequently refer to the First Minister by an unflattering nickname. [173] Sturgeon sacked her Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick and in April 2021 said of the crisis: "I think we took our eye off the ball. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Likewise, she also holds the leader of the Scottish National Party position. [122] Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, all plans for another referendum have been put on hold. "[227][228][229][230], In June 2022, Sturgeon officially announced her plan for Scottish independence once again. Following the 2017 UK general election, Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish Government would postpone legislation pertaining to the proposed second referendum on Scottish independence until at least autumn 2018. [206] As part of the agreement, the Green Party co-leaders would be nominated to serve as ministers. [189][190][191], In April 2020, the reforms were again delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. She also said that the result "renews, reinforces and strengthens" the mandate for Indyref2.[144]. This win resulted in Sturgeon becoming the first First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament to form a third government. 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. But there is one nickname, given to Scotland's First Minister, that she has never sought to. She says she has been targeted by a 'very partisan leak'. "[64] Four days later, a Scottish woman, with underlying health conditions, died at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. Sturgeon became a high-profile figure in Scottish politics and often clashed with First Minister Jack McConnell at First Minister's Questions. Speaking at the Edinburgh International. [273][274], Sturgeon has also campaigned on women's rights and gender equality, and is a self-described feminist; she has argued that Scotland's feminist movement is not simply symbolic, but "sends a powerful signal about equality". [185] In some local authorities the attainment gap between the richest and poorest students had widened. "[179], In July 2022 the figures for 2021 were released, revealing that 1,330 had died - nine fewer than in 2020. [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. We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. 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. Affiliated with the Scottish National Party, she took office in 2007 as Deputy First Minister of Scotland. [177] Sturgeon tweeted that the figures were "unacceptable, each one a human tragedy",[178] while the Scottish Liberal Democrats said: "It was Nicola Sturgeon's choice to ignore this unfolding epidemic. This also made her First Minister-Designate, given the SNP's absolute majority in the Scottish Parliament. So the male politician whos very assertive, aggressive and adversarial is a great strong leader. 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. [297][298][299] Sturgeon claimed Johnson's "fragile male ego" stopped him from meeting her. In the same interview, Sturgeon committed to no independence referendum being held prior to the terms of a UK wide Brexit deal being agreed and presented. When the British Government turned down the Scottish Government's idea of a formal currency union - on the grounds that the rationale for sharing a currency with a foreign country was "not clear" - Sturgeon accused Westminster of trying to "bully Scotland" and said it would "cost their own businesses hundreds of millions in transaction costs". 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[234] This plan has been met with condemnation from various opposing parties, with the Prime Minister rejecting her plan. Scottish Independence is a misdirection play. [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. [292] Following Johnson's appointment as British prime minister, she claimed he "rambled" in his first speech outside 10 Downing Street and suggested he was "blame shifting". Despite Ullrich failing to win the seat, Sturgeon ploughed her political energy to the Young Scottish Nationalists (now the Young Scots For Independence), joining its national executive when she was 17. The paper was sent to the central British Government to be read by Prime Minister Theresa May. [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". She also served as a member of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee and the Health and Community Care Committee. The First Minister is head and shoulders above bumbling Boris Johnson, Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon denies she is 'playing politics' over testing. [303][304], At the beginning of Sturgeon's political career, she was often regarded as a "nippy sweetie", Scottish slang for the "sharp-tongued and strong-minded". Sturgeon argued that the meetings were SNP party matters, and thus not covered. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. [150], During the early stages of the pandemic 1,300 elderly hospital patients were transferred into care homes without receiving a negative coronavirus test result. Mr Salmond, who was a very effective if somewhat bumptious leader, has left us with the legacy of his once in a generation phrase and a tainted history. "[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. . 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. 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). A woman is bossy and strident a nippy sweetie as they used to call me.. Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon, 49, was born in Irvine, Scotland. HP10 9TY. [105] As part of the election campaign, Sturgeon indicated that the SNP would hold another independence referendum if it won the upcoming 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[4][5]. [237][238], In October 2022, Sturgeon launched her government's third independence paper, which outlines the currency in an independent Scotland and joining the EU. The compromise had the support of Souter but an amendment to that effect was voted down by MSPs who expressed concerns it would stigmatise children from single parent and unmarried families. [240][241] She argued independence would be "essential" for economic prosperity for Scotland as she claimed the economic climate throughout the UK does not offer strength, stability or security. [257], Sturgeon was highly critical of Donald Trump and his policies during the 2016 United States presidential election and had publicly backed his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The party won an unprecedented majority in Holyrood in 2011, dismantling Labour strongholds across Scotland. Furthermore, they concluded that the Scottish Government had awarded the contracts without normal financial safeguards and presided over a "multitude of failings". Following her graduation, Sturgeon completed her legal traineeship at McClure Naismith, a Glasgow firm of solicitors, in 1995. The worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 began during Sturgeon's second term as First Minister. "[280][281][282] Commenting on the need for men to challenge their friends misogynistic behaviour, Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament in 2021: "I would say to all men in this chamber and all men across the country challenge it [misogyny] if its on the part of other men you may know, challenge your own behaviour and then lets collectively, as a society, turn the page and turn the corner so that women can live free of the fear of harassment, abuse, intimidation, violence and, in the worst cases, death. Nicola Sturgeon has been nicknamed "the Nictator" (a portmanteau of her name "Nicola" and "dictator") as a result of her establishing a police state in Scotland. "[138], Sturgeon led her party to a landslide victory in the 2019 United Kingdom general election in Scotland. However, in 2016 the plan was abandoned and the Scottish Government blamed Westminster. She was categorised in 2015 as part of the SNP's gradualist wing, which believed in achieving independence through accumulating the Scottish Parliament's powers from the UK Parliament over time. [319] Reflecting on her marriage in 2012, Sturgeon told The Daily Record: "Being in the same kind of line of work has its up sides and its down sides. Initially, the Scottish Government resisted banning public events and on 12 March allowed 47,000 fans to attend a Rangers match at Ibrox, insisting that, "stopping mass gatherings [is] not the best way to contain this virus. As you might expect, Nicola Sturgeon, who already isn't happy with the UK government's attitude to a second Scottish independence referendum isn't exactly pleased with a decision she's described as a "full-frontal attack on our democratically elected Scottish parliament and its ability to make its own decisions on devolved matters". The 1997 general election saw Sturgeon selected to fight the Glasgow Govan seat for the SNP. [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. [35], However, once Cunningham emerged as the favourite to win,[35] Salmond announced that his intention to stand for the leadership; Sturgeon subsequently withdrew from the contest and declared her support for Salmond, standing instead as his running mate for the depute leadership. Sturgeon kicked off her election campaign pledging that a strong result for the SNP would "reinforce" her mandate for a second independence referendum. [212][213][214][215] During the winter of 2022 only one in three sailings to the island of Coll went ahead;[216] Hebridean shopkeepers kept receiving deliveries of rotten food;[217][218] [94], Sturgeon was formally acclaimed as the first female Leader of the SNP on 14 November 2014 at the Autumn Conference in Perth, with Hosie as her depute. As Shadow Education minister, Sturgeon backed Labour's efforts to repeal Section 28 a law that banned the promotion of homosexuality in schools. This is Aalto. [268] She described the Queen as the "greatest constant in our national life" and added her death was a day for reflection and remembrance" and "a day for giving thanks to The Queen for her devotion to duty and the decades of public service she gave to the people of Scotland.[269][270], She has at times been a critic of austerity, saying that the UK government's "austerity economics" is "morally unjustifiable and economically unsustainable". On 18 November 2014, Salmond formally resigned as First Minister of Scotland and the election for the new first minister took place the following day. [266] On the day Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest reigning monarch, Sturgeon travelled with her to open the Borders Railway and told a crowd of well-wishers: "She [The Queen] has carried out Her duties with dedication, wisdom and an exemplary sense of public service. [52] She reversed the decision to close casualty units at University Hospital Ayr and University Hospital Monklands. Aged 21, Sturgeon was selected as the SNP candidate in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency. [160] This followed an open letter two months earlier, written by 200 church leaders to Sturgeon, warning her that the prohibition could be unlawful. [39], As leader of the SNP in the Scottish Parliament, she served as the Leader of the Opposition in Holyrood. Share the symbol Niko or copy to use from the list. 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. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Sarwar did, however, win the seat with a majority of 2,914 votes. 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. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. "[155] Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament in July, "At no point within this crisis has Scotland run out of any aspect of PPE. [21][22], In her early teens, Sturgeon joined the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and in 1986, at the age of 16, she became a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), quickly becoming the party's Youth Affairs Vice Convener and Publicity Vice Convener. [187][188] The Scottish Government said it had paused the legislation in order to find "maximum consensus" on the issue[187] and commentators described the issue as having divided the SNP like no other, with many dubbing the debate a "civil war". [96], Although, Salmond did not officially tender his resignation as First Minister until 18 November 2014, Sturgeon was not sworn in until two days later. [134] Opposition parties criticised Sturgeon on disparity and contradictions between the narratives of Murrell and herself. [8] On November 23, 2022, the UK Supreme Court ruled the Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government's consent. Sturgeon's government subsequently entered a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens. [211], In the late 2010s, Scottish islanders began to complain that the ageing ferry fleet that connected them to the mainland had become increasingly unreliable. She later studied law at the University of Glasgow School of Law, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 1992 and a Diploma in Legal Practice the following year. We feel we are being lied to. The SNP won a landslide majority in 2011 and a year later Salmond appointed her as Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Capital Investment and Cities. Be clear, people. 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[20] Sturgeon was a fan of Wham! This followed her admitting that she had a secret meeting and subsequent phone call with Salmond about the Scottish government's allegations against him. [54][55], Sturgeon also outlined a guaranteed 18-week wait for patients after they had seen their GP and vowed to do away with deferred or "hidden" waiting lists. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please [242][243], On the day the Supreme Court ruled the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate a referendum on independence, Sturgeon announced the next democratic election in Scotland, in this case a UK general election expected to be held in 2024, would be campaigned by the SNP as a de facto referendum. [250][251][252] Sturgeon has committed to strengthening links between Scotland and Africa. After qualifying as a solicitor, she worked for Bell & Craig, a firm of solicitors in Stirling, and later at the Drumchapel Law Centre in and a Money Advice Centre in Glasgow from 1997 until her election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999. The SNP won the highest number of seats in the Scottish Parliament in the 2007 election and Salmond was subsequently appointed first minister. However, Ms Sturgeon did not back down and after Boris Johnson won the election in December last year, she wrote to him claiming that her own partys success in Scotland 48 out of 59 seats is enough impetus for another referendum. [225][226][224] Key documentation, which might have explained why ministers signed the contracts without appropriate safeguards to protect taxpayers' money, was lost and Sturgeon later said this too was "regrettable" and that "the Government will learn lessons. Nicola Sturgeon has claimed she earned her 'nippy sweetie' nickname because she tried to emulate the aggressive and adversarial approach of male politicians when she began her parliamentary. [58] Sturgeon stated there was "no immediate threat to public health in Scotland", but added, "monitoring of those who have been in close contact with the two people is also being carried out as an additional precaution. [40] Sturgeon quickly grew a reputation in Holyrood as opposition leader, becoming known as "nippy sweetie" Scottish slang for the "sharp-tongued and strong-minded". 3: Robert Aderholt and Alabama's 4th District", "Sturgeon backs Catalan referendum calls", "Iain Macwhirter: Madrid should have learned the lesson of the Scottish independence referendum", "Nicola Sturgeon has first audience with the Queen", "First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leads Scottish tributes to Queen", "First Minister Nicola Sturgeon: 'The Queen was special to Scotland', "Nicola Sturgeon attacks 'Westminster austerity economics', "What's in the SNP's growth commission report? [85] She also opined that Scottish independence was a matter of "when, not if". Her triumph has also given rise to the single unfunniest. [50], Sturgeon served as Health Secretary in Salmond's first, and for a year, in his second cabinet. The national mission is failing. One nurse told STV, "[When we hear the government say supplies are fine] it's not frustrating, it's crushing. "If she wants to show leadership on climate she must clearly say: stop Cambo. [31], She also served as Shadow Minister for Health and Community Care from 2000 to 2003, and Shadow Minister for Justice from 2003 to 2004. Other than that, I don't care. [104], In the run up to the elections, Sturgeon took part in several Scottish and UK-wide TV election debates and according to opinion polls was regarded to have had a successful performance. "[283][284], Sturgeon has campaigned against replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system. Issuing apologies now is too late for thousands of people. The SNP leader, who entered the Scottish Parliament when it was created in 1999 aged 26, said she was surrounded by middle-aged men at the start of her political career. She joined the SNP following an assumption by her English teacher, who was a Labour councillor, she would be a Labour supporter. In 2015, Sturgeon was questioned as, and in some cases branded as, the 'most dangerous woman in Britain'. 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". [164][165] The following week Sturgeon received an official reprimand from Police Scotland after a video emerged of her campaigning in a barber shop without a mask. In response to the UK-wide vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the Scottish Government, headed by Sturgeon, launched the Scotland's Place in Europe document, a white paper setting out the Scottish Government's aims and wishes of Scotland's role in Europe post-Brexit. [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? On 20 November 2014, Sturgeon was formally sworn into office. The success continued in the 2016 Holyrood elections but then the Leave vote in the EU referendum shook everything up. Nicola Sturgeon is a Scottish politician who became the first woman to be elected as the First Minister of Scotland and the Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP); she achieved this feat in November 2014 and is currently serving her second term as the First Minister. [176], In August 2021 the Scottish Government announced there had been 1,339 drug deaths in the previous year a new record high. She also promised to hold a monthly Facebook question and answer session with members of the public, regular town hall meetings and that the Scottish Cabinet would meet outside Edinburgh once every two months. [231] She argued that her government had an "indisputable mandate" for a second Scottish independence referendum. [172] In December 2020 figures were released revealing that 1,264 people in Scotland had died from drug overdoses in 2019 the highest number in Europe per head and more than double the number in 2014. That said, it also led Mr Salmond to resign and Ms Sturgeon became the new leader after facing no opposition. 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[248], While foreign policy remains a reserved matter,[249] Sturgeon has undertaken a number of visits to Europe, North America and Asia to promote Scotland as a place of investment and Scottish businesses to trade and do business with. "[181], In 2015, Sturgeon said that she planned to make education her "defining priority" while in office. Nicola Sturgeon - Best names and nicknames for Nicola Sturgeon Top-Rated nicola sturgeon Nicknames Jimmy cricket Prime minster Creative nicola sturgeondas sermonicola sturgeon nicola sturgeons unicola sturgeon domenicola sturgeon nicola sturgeonets politecnicola sturgeon nicola sturgeonames tecnicola sturgeon nicola sturgeons botanicola sturgeon The SNP's absolute majority made Sturgeon's election all but certain, and she received 66 votes, Davidson received 15 and there were 39 abstentions. Overall, it concluded that ministers "could have been better prepared to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic". 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