A look back at Nicola Sturgeon's life in politics

As Nicola Sturgeon resigns as Scotland's first minister, BBC Scotland looks back at how she rose to the nation's highest office.

Her entry into full-time politics came when she was elected to the new Scottish Parliament in 1999 as a Glasgow regional MSP.

She has gone on to guide the SNP to wins in three general elections and two Holyrood ballots.

She now leaves office as Scotland's longest-serving first minister.

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