Ms Sturgeon with Mr Murrell following their wedding service at Oran Mor in Glasgow in 2010.
Ms Sturgeon with Mr Murrell following their wedding service at Oran Mor in Glasgow in 2010.

January 13, (THEWILL) – Scotland’s former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced she has ended her marriage to her husband, Peter Murrell, a former SNP chief executive.

Sturgeon announced the separation in a statement posted to Instagram on Monday.

She wrote, “With a heavy heart I am confirming that Peter and I have decided to end our marriage. To all intents and purposes, we have been separated for some time now and feel it is time to bring others up to speed with where we are.

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“It goes without saying that we still care deeply for each other, and always will. We will be making no further comment.”

Ms Sturgeon and Mr Murrell met in 2003. They later married in July 2010 at Oran Mor in Glasgow.

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