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Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former First Minister, has passed away at the age of 69. He had taken ill in North Macedonia after delivering a speech at an international conference. Salmond was Scotland’s first pro-independence First Minister and led the country from 2007 to 2014. He was also the leader of the SNP, and after leading the party to a majority in the 2011 election, he organised the 2014 independence referendum which saw Scottish voters deciding against leaving the UK.
Salmond had a fallout with Nicola Sturgeon, his successor as SNP leader and First Minister, over mishandling harassment complaints against him. He was acquitted of serious sexual offence charges after a trial in Edinburgh in 2020. Salmond left the SNP in 2018 to set up an alternative independence supporting party called Alba. He also hosted his TV show on Russia Today.
Scotland’s current First Minister John Swinney expressed condolences to Salmond’s wife Moira and family and praised Salmond’s contribution to Scottish and UK politics. Keir Starmer, the UK’s Labour Party Leader, and Rishi Sunak, the current UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, also expressed their condolences.
Alex Salmond was born in Linlithgow in 1954 and joined the SNP in 1973. He later worked for the UK government’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, and then for the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he specialised in oil and gas. Salmond was the leader of the SNP twice and was elected as the SNP MP for Banff and Buchan between 1987 and 2010.
Scotland’s former First Minister has been praised for his contribution to Scottish politics, transforming the SNP into the political force it is today, and laying the foundation for the Scottish independence referendum
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