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== Political career ==
== Political career ==
=== Early years and rise to power ===
Sturgeon first became a political activist in retort to [[Conservative]] UK Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]. She joined the SNP in 1986. She ran as an SNP candidate for Shettleston in 1992, in which she was the youngest parliamentary candidate in Scotland, and Govan 1997, failing to win either seat. She was also unsuccessful in various local elections in 1992, 1994 and 1995.
Sturgeon first became a political activist in retort to [[Conservative]] UK Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]. She joined the SNP in 1986. She ran as an SNP candidate for Shettleston in 1992, in which she was the youngest parliamentary candidate in Scotland, and Govan 1997, failing to win either seat. She was also unsuccessful in various local elections in 1992, 1994 and 1995.
Nicola Sturgeon became deputy leader of the Scottish National Party under [[Alex Salmond]] in 2004, becoming deputy leader in 2007 after the SNP won that year's Scottish parliamentary election.
Nicola Sturgeon became deputy leader of the Scottish National Party under [[Alex Salmond]] in 2004, becoming deputy leader in 2007 after the SNP won that year's Scottish parliamentary election.
=== Establishment of dictatorship (2014-present) ===
Following the referendum decision in Scotland to remain a part of the UK, Alex Salmond resigned as First Minister and leader of the SNP. Sturgeon was elected First Minister of Scotland by way of a vote in the Scottish Parliament.
== Views, policies and actions ==
== Views, policies and actions ==