Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon is a serious political figure, full stop. As First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader from 2014 to 2023, she was one of the most prominent voices in British politics for nearly a decade, and a Glasgow University-trained lawyer before that. Whatever your view of Scottish independence, I respect the sheer command she brought to the role; she was a formidable communicator, especially during the pandemic. Being named to the BBC's 100 Women list in 2014 fits a career built on visibility and influence. Love her or not, she shaped a genuine era of Scottish public life, and that legacy is hard to overstate.

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Name (English)

Nicola Sturgeon

Name (Japanese)

ニコラ・スタージョン

Reading

にこら・すたーじょん

Born

July 19, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

Irvine, United Kingdom

Occupation

politician / lawyer / jurist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

University

University of Glasgow

Awards & achievements

• 2014 BBC 100 Women
• 2019 M100 Media Award

• Official sitehttps://firstminister.gov.scot/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nicolasturgeon/
• Xhttps://x.com/NicolaSturgeon
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola%20Sturgeon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467112

Tags

• politician
• lawyer
• jurist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.