Salmond

/ ˈsæmənd /

noun

Alex ( ander Elliot Anderson ). born 1954, Scottish Nationalist politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament from 2007

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That majority was won by Alex Salmond in 2011.

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In the 2011 election, the SNP – then led by the late Alex Salmond – won 69 of 129 available seats.

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And Alba leader Kenny MacAskill, who succeeded the late Alex Salmond, described the vote as a "missed opportunity".

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Alex Salmond's family is determined to "defend his name" in legal action against the Scottish government, his niece has said.

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When he died aged 69 last year, Salmond had been suing the Scottish government over a botched investigation into harassment complaints made about him.

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