Alex Salmond

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The Right Honourable Alex Salmond
Official portrait, 2007
First Minister of Scotland
In office 17 May 2007 – 18 November 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Jack McConnell
Succeeded by	Nicola Sturgeon
Leader of the Alba Party
In office 26 March 2021 – 12 October 2024
Deputy	Kenny MacAskill
UK Parliament Leader	Neale Hanvey
Preceded by	Laurie Flynn
Leader of the Scottish National Party
In office 3 September 2004 – 14 November 2014
Deputy	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	John Swinney
Succeeded by	Nicola Sturgeon
In office 22 September 1990 – 26 September 2000
Deputy	Alasdair Morgan Jim Sillars Allan Macartney John Swinney
Preceded by	Gordon Wilson
Succeeded by	John Swinney
Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party
In office 26 September 1987 – 22 September 1990
Leader	Gordon Wilson
Preceded by	Margaret Ewing
Succeeded by	Alasdair Morgan
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament for Gordon In office 8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 Preceded by Malcolm Bruce Succeeded by Colin Clark Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeenshire East Gordon (2007–2011) In office 3 May 2007 – 24 March 2016 Preceded by Nora Radcliffe Succeeded by Gillian Martin Member of the Scottish Parliament for Banff and Buchan In office 6 May 1999 – 7 June 2001 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Stewart Stevenson Member of Parliament for Banff and Buchan In office 12 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 Preceded by Albert McQuarrie Succeeded by Eilidh Whiteford
Personal details
Born	Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (1954-12-31)31 December 1954 Linlithgow, Scotland
Died	12 October 2024(2024-10-12) (aged 69) Ohrid, North Macedonia
Cause of death	Heart attack
Political party	Alba Party (2021–2024)
Other political affiliations	Scottish National Party (1973–2018)[a] 79 Group (1981–1982)
Spouse(s)	Moira McGlashan ​ (m. 1981)​
Education	Edinburgh College of Commerce University of St Andrews
Cabinet	First Salmond government Second Salmond government
Salmond's voice from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 21 January 2011[1]
↑ Membership suspended briefly in 1982.

Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (/ˈsæmənd/ SAM-ənd; 31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024) was a Scottish politician, economist and television host. He was the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. He was also the Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2004 to 2014. He was an important figure in the Scottish independence movement.

1. ↑ "Alex Salmond". Desert Island Discs. 21 January 2011. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.