Scotland - PEOPLE

Alex Salmond

                Alex Salmond was born on the 31st of December 1954. He became the leader of the SNP (Scottish National Party) in 1990 and based his policy on the independence of Scotland.

                 Salmond was elected by the Scottish Parliament as First Minister on the 16th of May 2007, and was sworn in on the 17th of May after receiving the Royal Warrant from the Queen and taking the official Oath of Allegiance before judges at the Court of Session. Under the section 45 of the Scotland Act of 1998, he became replaced by Angus Robertson for the circonscription of Gordon, in the North of Aberdeen.

                On the 10th of January 2012, he decide to propose to the Scottish people a referendum to know if Scotland is ready or not to have at last its independence.

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