Alex Salmond has died at 69(Image: PA)

Ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond dead at 69 after giving final speech

The former SNP leader, Scottish First Minister and current leader of the Alba Party has died

by · The Mirror

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has died aged 69.

The former SNP leader and Scottish First Minister quit the nationalist party in 2018, later forming the Alba Party, which he led until his death.

He was the first First Minister of Scotland, between 2007 and 2014 - before resigning to take a seat in Westminster and making way for Nicola Sturgeon.

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