Nicola Sturgeon is First Minister of Scotland. Nicola is the MSP for Glasgow Southside constituency.
Nicola was born in Irvine in 1970. She joined the SNP at the age of 16 and has been campaigning for Scottish independence ever since. Before she became an MSP, Nicola worked as a solicitor at Drumchapel Law Centre, helping people with legal problems.
Nicola was elected as an MSP representing the city of Glasgow in 1999 and was re-elected as a Glasgow MSP in 2003. In 2007 Nicola won the Glasgow Govan constituency from Labour. Following a review of Scottish Parliament constituency boundaries in 2010 the Govan constituency was abolished. Nicola stood as the SNP candidate for Glasgow Southside, which took in most of her former Govan constituency. She was elected with 54 per cent of the vote. She was elected as First Minister on 19 November 2014.
Nicola lives in Glasgow with her husband Peter.
Constituency Office: Unit 3, Govanhill Workspace, 69 Dixon Road, Glasgow, G42 8AT
Telephone: 0141 424 1174