Alex Salmond ... Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (/ ˈsæmənd / SAM-ənd; 31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024) was a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014.

Oct 12, 2024 · Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond has died suddenly at the age of 69. The former MP and MSP, who led the country between 2007 and 2014, became ill while attending an …

Oct 12, 2024 · Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond died suddenly at the age of 69 after becoming ill at an international conference in Ohrid, North Macedonia. On Friday he had attended …

Oct 14, 2024 · Alex Salmond's cause of death has been confirmed as a heart attack following a post-mortem examination, the Alba Party has said. The politician, who was Scotland's first minister from …

Nov 8, 2025 · Alex Salmond was a Scottish politician who served in the British House of Commons (1987–2010, 2015–17) and who was first minister of Scotland (2007–14). He was also leader of the …

LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K. and nearly accomplished it, has died. He was 69.

Oct 12, 2024 · A fiery orator and towering figure in Scottish politics, Salmond transformed the Scottish National party’s electoral appeal, propelling them into power in 2007 at the devolved parliament in...

Oct 12, 2024 · Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who campaigned for the country to leave the United Kingdom and led the nation during an independence referendum, died on Saturday …

Oct 13, 2024 · Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland and a prominent advocate for Scottish independence, has died at the age of 69 in Ohrid, North Macedonia.

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Scottish former First Minister Alex Salmond, who helped change the course of Scottish politics and pushed Scotland to the verge of independence from the United...