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    Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (/ˈsæmənd/ SAM-ənd; 31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024) was a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland...
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    in favour of Alex Salmond, standing instead as depute leader on a joint ticket with Salmond. Both were subsequently elected; as Salmond was still an MP...
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    The Alex Salmond sexual harassment scandal was a political scandal in Scotland concerning the alleged conduct of former First Minister and Scottish National...
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    polling stations, Murrell was a "research assistant to party leader Alex Salmond". In February 1995, Murrell was working as a Parliamentary Assistant...
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  • The Alex Salmond Show was a UK weekly political talk show hosted by former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, which premiered on RT on 16 November...
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    particularly difficult relationship with SNP leader Alex Salmond. In 2012, Curran accused Salmond and his government of having a "culture of casual dishonesty"...
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    Megrahi out. It's probably true to say that [Scottish First Minister] Alex Salmond fancied a wander into the international stage" but denies that British...
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    Alba Party (category Alex Salmond)
    by former first minister of Scotland and SNP leader Alex Salmond until his death in 2024. Salmond launched the party's 2021 Scottish Parliament election...
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    within the Scottish Cabinet from 2007 to 2023 under First Ministers Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. Swinney was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)...
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    and the other Action for Independence candidates stood down to support Alex Salmond, who launched the Alba Party.[unreliable source?] In an April 2023 blog...
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    9 June 2022. "Alex Salmond case stokes tensions for Scotland's nationalists". Politico. 24 March 2020. "Joanna Cherry: Alex Salmond's place in SNP should...
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    The Alex Salmond sexual harassment scandal refers to the political scandal in Scotland concerning the behaviour of former First Minister of Scotland, Alex...
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  • party, serving two terms as the opposition. The SNP gained power under Alex Salmond at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, forming a minority government...
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    did his predecessors Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon. Before that, Alex Salmond, led the governments of the 3rd and 4th Scottish Parliaments which was...
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    December 2012). "Alex Salmond 'silencing' Scots, says Sir Alex Ferguson". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 26 August 2013. "Sir Alex Ferguson: Former...
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    the Alba Party would have been the sole decider on the vote's result. Alex Salmond, former SNP First Minister and now leader of Alba, called Regan the "most...
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    First Minister Alex Salmond alleged serious misconduct by Evans in her handling of accusations of sexual misconduct against him. Salmond won a judicial...
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    election included the Alba Party, led by former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, and the Workers Party of Britain, led by anti-war activist George Galloway...
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    Party (SNP) and First Minister of Scotland, following the resignation of Alex Salmond as first minister and leader. Nicola Sturgeon emerged as the only candidate...
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    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...
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  • 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011. McIndoe, Ross (12 March 2020). "Alex Salmond trial: who is Alex Prentice QC - the lawyer leading the former First Minister's...
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    appointed to the Scottish Government in 2010 and served under First Minister Alex Salmond as the minister for skills and lifelong learning and the following year...
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  • as Fergus Ewing and Alex Salmond to the prospect of his becoming leader. In a surprise announcement on 15 July 2004, Alex Salmond announced that he would...
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    currently serves as the party's acting leader, following former leader Alex Salmond's death in October 2024. Born in Edinburgh and educated at Linlithgow...
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  • information from being presented in court. The First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, told BBC Radio 4, "I think it was the right decision. I also absolutely...
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    Alex Salmond's term as first minister of Scotland began on 17 May 2007 when he was formally sworn into office at the Court of Session. It followed his...
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  • Alexander Salmond may refer to: Alex Salmond (1954–2024), Scottish politician Alexander Hutchinson Salmond (1850–1924), Australian surveyor Alexander Salmon...
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    her parliamentary seat, Ahmed-Sheikh started working at RT UK on The Alex Salmond Show. In March 2021 she defected from the SNP to the Alba Party and then...
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    in 2009, Yousaf went on to work as a parliamentary assistant for both Alex Salmond and Sturgeon. Prior to his election at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election...
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    Commission since 2024, having previously served in the Scottish Cabinet under Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he...
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