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Nicola Sturgeon's term as first minister of Scotland began on 20 November 2014 when she was formally sworn into office at the Court of Session. It followed Alex Salmond's resignation following the defeat of the Yes campaign in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. She is the first female and longest serving officeholder. Sturgeon's premiership has been dominated by Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of living crisis and her repeated attempts to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.

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  • Nicola Sturgeon's term as first minister of Scotland began on 20 November 2014 when she was formally sworn into office at the Court of Session. It followed Alex Salmond's resignation following the defeat of the Yes campaign in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. She is the first female and longest serving officeholder. Sturgeon's premiership has been dominated by Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of living crisis and her repeated attempts to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. As a result of a majority of Scots voting to remain in the United Kingdom in the 2014 independence referendum, Salmond resigned as first minister and the leadership of the Scottish National Party. Sturgeon who had served in his administration as deputy first minister, emerged as the only candidate and was elected unopposed. As part of an agreement to introduce more devolved powers if Scotland voted to remain in the UK, the Smith commission was set up and resulted in the Scotland Act 2016. Substantial control over income tax and limited social security powers were introduced, making Sturgeon the most powerful first minister in devolved history. She led the SNP through the 2015 UK general election when it enjoyed a surge in support, winning all but three of the fifty-nine seats in Scotland. The party replaced the Liberal Democrats as the third largest party in the British House of Commons. Despite losing her majority in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Sturgeon formed a minority administration, securing a second term in office. In the 2016 UK European Union membership referendum a majority of people in Britain voted to leave the EU. Despite an overwhelming majority of Scots voting to remain, Brexit was imposed. In response, Sturgeon made calls for a Section 30 order, the transfer of power to hold a second referendum, however, these demands have been rejected by all British Prime Ministers; Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Plans for a second referendum came to a halt in early 2020 amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. Sturgeon led the Scottish Government's response, implementing a series of lockdowns, restricting large aspects of social interactions and oversaw the rollout of the vaccine programme. Her premiership met cliff edge when opposition parties held a motion of no confidence against Sturgeon after a parliamentary committee concluded she had breached ministerial code during the Alex Salmond scandal. The vote failed and she was cleared of breaching the ministerial code by the independent barristerJames Hamilton. Sturgeon led the SNP to a fourth consecutive win, securing a third term in the Scottish Parliament, in the 2021 election. The SNP fell a seat short of a majority and later announced a partnership agreement, known as the Bute House agreement, with the Scottish Greens, which created a pro-independence majority at Holyrood. Sturgeon renewed attempts to hold a second referendum in 2022, with a plan to hold a referendum on 19 October 2023, however the UK Supreme Court had ruled against it, as a result, she intends to make the next UK general election, a "de facto" independence referendum. Sturgeon became the first first minister in history to attend the accession council of a new monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. (en)
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  • Nicola Sturgeon's term as first minister of Scotland began on 20 November 2014 when she was formally sworn into office at the Court of Session. It followed Alex Salmond's resignation following the defeat of the Yes campaign in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. She is the first female and longest serving officeholder. Sturgeon's premiership has been dominated by Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of living crisis and her repeated attempts to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. (en)
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