Nicola Sturgeon’s historic career as First Minister will be remembered for the fight for Scottish independence and tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.She will leave office as the longest-serving and first female First Minister since the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.Ms Sturgeon joined the Scottish National Party at the age of 16 and rose through the ranks to take top billing after Alex Salmond stood down following the defeat in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum and was voted in as First Minister days later.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s historic career as First Minister
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