Nicola Sturgeon meets with campaigners at Eilidh Whiteford's campaign office in Fraserburgh in 2017. Picture by Jamie Ross
Nicola Sturgeon makes history on Wednesday by becoming Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister.
Sworn in as First Minister on November 20, 2014, she became Scotland’s first female First Minister and the first woman to lead any of the devolved UK administrations.
Here, we look at 25 of the best pictures of her visits to our local communities.
2013: Then-Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaking at the SNP Spring conference being held at the Eden Court in Inverness. Picture by PA
2006: SNP candidate Richard Lochhead with wife Nicola (left) and SNP Holyrood leader Nicola Sturgeon MSP (right) at the Elgin Town Hall for the Moray by-election being held after the death of the SNP’s Margaret Ewing. Picture by PA
2015: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warms her hands on a cup of tea at La Lombarda restaurant as she joins local SNP candidates in Aberdeen city centre while on a General Election campaign trail. Picture by PA
2017: SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon with Alastair Ruddick, 9 months, during a visit to the Dreams Daycare nursery in Insch, Aberdeenshire, on an election campaign trail. Picture by PA
2017: First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon gets on a bike during a visit to the Highland Foodbank in Inverness. Picture by PA
2016: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveils the first large scale underwater turbine for the Meygen project in the Pentland Firth during a tour of the Meygen Atlantis facilities at the Global Energy Park in Nigg, Easter Ross. Picture by Sandy McCook/ DC Thomson
2019: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on the campaign trail at Inchgarth Community Centre. Picture by Kath Flannery/ DC Thomson
2018: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is pictured holding a baby during a visit to the Turriff Show. Picture by Scott Baxter/ DC Thomson
2019: Selfie time: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits Inverurie Health and Social Care Hub. Picture by Scott Baxter/ DC Thomson
2016: Following floods in Port Elphinstone, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited those affected. Picture by Colin Rennie/ DC Thomson
2014: Then-Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is pictured talking to Margaret Corall, 98, during a visit to Aberdeen. Picture by Chris Sumner/ DC Thomson
2017: At Turriff’s May Day event, Nicola Sturgeon is mobbed by supporters as she visits the SNP tent. Picture by Kenny Elrick/ DC Thomson
2022: Looking for dolphins? Nicola Sturgeon visits Greyhope Bay at Torry Battery, Aberdeen, during a campaign trail. Picture by Kami Thomson/ DC Thomson
2017: The First Minister is pictured during a visit to Tullos Training in Aberdeen. Picture by Kami Thomson/ DC Thomson
2017: Unveiling plans for an oil and gas decommissioning fund, Nicola Sturgeon is pictured at Sparrows’ training centre, Aberdeen, on a crane simulator. Picture by Kami Thomson/ DC Thomson
2016: The First Minister sits down for a one-on-one interview with The Press and Journal at The Marcliffe Hotel, Aberdeen. Picture by Kami Thomson/ DC Thomson
2017: Eilidh Whiteford (left) and Nicola Sturgeon help mother and daughter pair Kathleen Schuitema and Lindsay Palmer open their Fraserburgh floristry shop during their visit to the port town. Picture by Jamie Ross
2019: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits the trade stands at the 2019 SNP autumn conference at The Event Complex Aberdeen. Picture by PA
2017: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tries on a firefighters outfit as she tours the stalls at the SNP Spring Conference at the AECC in Aberdeen. Picture by PA
2021: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Benachie Leisure Centre in Insch, Aberdeenshire, during campaigning for the Scottish Parliamentary election. Picture by PA
2016: (Left to right) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence and Prime Minister David Cameron pass the Weeping Window sculpture made of ceramic poppies as they attend a service to mark the centenary of the Battle of Jutland at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney. Picture by PA
2016: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with Obed Mlaba (centre), South Africa’s High Commissioner to the UK, and Brigadier General Mahlobo after attending a service at Lyness Cemetery on the island of Hoy, Orkney, to mark the centenary of the Battle of Jutland. Picture by PA
2021: First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon, visits J Charles fish merchants in Aberdeen during campaigning for the Scottish Parliamentary election. Picture by PA
2021: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon meets Ali Ruddick at the Butterfly Effect in Insch, Aberdeenshire, during campaigning for the Scottish Parliamentary election. Picture by PA
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