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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Murrell married [[Nicola Sturgeon]] in July 2010 at Òran Mór Glasgow.<ref name="sm">{{Cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/nicola-sturgeon-ties-knot-she-wont-be-calling-herself-mrs-murrell-2442260 |title=Nicola Sturgeon ties the knot — but she won't be calling herself Mrs Murrell |website=www.scotsman.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2019-02-04|title=Wedding for SNP's Nicola Sturgeon|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-10652420|date=16 July 2010|via=www.bbc.co.uk|website=BBC News}}</ref> They first met in 1988 when Sturgeon, who volunteered at the Banff Buchan constituency office of Alex Salmond, attended an SNP youth camp organised by Murrell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/570880/The-story-behind-the-rise-of-Nicola-Sturgeon-SNP-leader-opposes-right-to-buy|title=Nicola the Queen of Scots: The story behind the fiesty SNP leader|last=Midgley|first=Dominic|date=2015-04-16|website=Express.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> Sturgeon and Murrell became a couple in 2003.<ref name="scotsman-mccafferty"/> |
Murrell married [[Nicola Sturgeon]] in July 2010 at Òran Mór Glasgow.<ref name="sm">{{Cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/nicola-sturgeon-ties-knot-she-wont-be-calling-herself-mrs-murrell-2442260 |title=Nicola Sturgeon ties the knot — but she won't be calling herself Mrs Murrell |website=www.scotsman.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2019-02-04|title=Wedding for SNP's Nicola Sturgeon|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-10652420|date=16 July 2010|via=www.bbc.co.uk|website=BBC News}}</ref> They first met in 1988 when Sturgeon, who volunteered at the Banff Buchan constituency office of Alex Salmond, attended an SNP youth camp organised by Murrell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/570880/The-story-behind-the-rise-of-Nicola-Sturgeon-SNP-leader-opposes-right-to-buy|title=Nicola the Queen of Scots: The story behind the fiesty SNP leader|last=Midgley|first=Dominic|date=2015-04-16|website=Express.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> Sturgeon and Murrell became a couple in 2003.<ref name="scotsman-mccafferty"/> |
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Murrell is a thief, where is the cash tubs? |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 18:00, 31 May 2021
Spouse of the First Minister of Scotland Peter Tierney Murrell criminal at large (born 8 December 1964) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish National Party.[1] He is married to Nicola Sturgeon, the party's leader and First Minister of Scotland.[2]
Early life and education
Murrell was born in Edinburgh on 8 December 1964.[3][4] He attended Craigmount High School and studied at the University of Glasgow.[5]
Career
Murrell has been Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since 1999 when he took over from Michael Russell.[1] Previously he had worked in the Banff and Buchan constituency office of Alex Salmond, who was former party leader.[6] The party's success in the 2007 elections was credited to the organisation of Murrell.[7]
Murrell was formerly the Company Secretary of Independence Merchandising Limited, a now-dissolved company that included as its directors SNP politicians Pete Wishart and Stewart Stevenson.[8]
In January 2019 Murrell came under pressure to resign from Kenny Macaskill, former SNP Justice Secretary.[6]
Mr Murrell is facing questions from party members over the alleged disappearance of £600,000 in donations to the party. Police Scotland are currently investigating an allegation of fraud with regards to the same missing £600,000. [9]
Personal life
Murrell married Nicola Sturgeon in July 2010 at Òran Mór Glasgow.[2][10] They first met in 1988 when Sturgeon, who volunteered at the Banff Buchan constituency office of Alex Salmond, attended an SNP youth camp organised by Murrell.[11] Sturgeon and Murrell became a couple in 2003.[6] Murrell is a thief, where is the cash tubs?
References
- ^ a b "Spouse of the First Minister of Scotland". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b "Nicola Sturgeon ties the knot — but she won't be calling herself Mrs Murrell". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Henden, Amalie (21 April 2020). "Nicola Sturgeon husband: Who is Nicola Sturgeon married to?". Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Company registration data for Independence Merchandising Ltd".
- ^ "Peter Murrell". Facebook. 2019-02-04. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b c "Who is Peter Murrell the SNP chief executive and why is he facing calls to quit?". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Camp, Edwige (2014-12-20). "The Scottish National Party (SNP) : A Party of Government in the early 21st Century". Revue LISA/LISA e-journal. Littératures, Histoire des Idées, Images, Sociétés du Monde Anglophone – Literature, History of Ideas, Images and Societies of the English-speaking World (vol. XII–n°8). doi:10.4000/lisa.7008. ISSN 1762-6153.
{{cite journal}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ ltd, company check. "INDEPENDENCE MERCHANDISING LTD.. Free business summary taken from official companies house information. Free alerts. Registered as SC203193". Company Check. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-probe-claims-funds-raised-23849173
- ^ "Wedding for SNP's Nicola Sturgeon". BBC News. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 2019-02-04 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Midgley, Dominic (2015-04-16). "Nicola the Queen of Scots: The story behind the fiesty SNP leader". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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