Images of the First Minister of Scotland.

The First Minister is head of the Scottish government. Ultimately responsible for all policy and decisions.

Nicola Sturgeon is Scotland’s first female First Minister and the first female to lead any of the devolved UK administrations.

Born in Irvine in 1970 and educated at Greenwood Academy, she studied law at the University of Glasgow where she graduated with LLB (Hons) and Diploma in Legal Practice.