5th Scottish Parliament
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This is a list of members of the Scottish Parliament who were returned to the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament. Of the 129 MSPs returned at the 2016 general election, 73 were returned from fir
Members elected to the Scottish Parliament on 5 May 2016
The Queen speaking at the opening ceremony
Jeremy Balfour MSP
Michelle Ballantyne MSP
Second Sturgeon government
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Nicola Sturgeon formed the second Sturgeon government following her Scottish National Party's victory in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Sturgeon was nominated by a vote of the 5th Scottish Par
5th Scottish Parliament
…body Scottish Parliament Jurisdiction Scotland Meeting place Scottish Parliament Building Term 12 May 2016 – 5 May 2021 Election 2016 Government Second Sturgeon government Members 129 Presiding Officer Rt Hon Ken Macintosh First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Deputy First Minister John Swinney Leader of the largest opposition…
First Minister Sturgeon's cabinet outside Bute House, 2018
Sturgeon's original cabinet, 2016
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon official portrait
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon