Nicola Sturgeon Quotes


One thing we've learned is that there's not anything that Nigel Farage won't blame on foreigners.


Citations

Sturgeon, Nicola. "Scottish Leaders' Debate." BBC One Scotland, 8 Apr. 2015.

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Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon
  • Born: July 19, 1970
  • Nationality: Scottish
  • Profession: Politician

Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon is a Scottish politician serving as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since 2014. 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.