Collection
First Minister's speeches
Speeches delivered by the First Minister.
2026
2025
- Glasgow State of the City Economy Conference: First Minister's speech - 28 November 2025
- Scotland’s commitment to international development: First Minister's statement - 28 October 2025
- Situation in Gaza: First Minister's statement - 3 September 2025
- Scottish Attainment Challenge - 10th anniversary: First Minister's speech - 1 September 2025
- Scotland as a cultural leader - First Minister's speech - 31 July 2025
- Historical policies affecting Gypsy/Traveller communities: First Minister's statement
- Scotland 2050 Conference: First Minister's speech - 17 June 2025
- National renewal and prevention: First Minister's speech - 16 June 2025
- Scottish Federation of Housing Associations Annual Conference 2025: First Minister's speech - 10 June 2025
- Prosper Forum: First Minister's speech - 29 May 2025
- Programme for Government - 2025 to 2026: First Minister's speech
- Better Society Academy: First Minister's speech
- STUC Congress 2025: First Minister's speech - 28 April 2025
- Sixtieth anniversary of CBI Scotland: First Minister's speech - Friday 21 March
- Global Offshore Wind Investment Forum: First Minister's speech - 17 March 2025
- International solidarity to support Ukraine: First Minister's statement - 4 March 2025
- A new initiative to bring Scotland together: First Minister's speech - 26 February 2025
- Climate action: First Minister's speech - 19 February 2025
- Securing a future for Grangemouth: First Minister's statement - 18 February 2025
- New Deal for Agriculture: First Minister's speech - 7 February 2025
- Improving public services and NHS renewal: First Minister's speech - 27 January 2025
- The paths to prosperity for Scotland: First Minister's speech - 22 January 2025
- Vision for eradicating child poverty in Scotland: First Minister's speech - 15 January 2025
- Budget for hope and recovery: First Minister's speech - 6 January 2025
2024
- Royal Society of Edinburgh: First Minister's speech - 27 November 2024
- AgriScot 2024: First Minister's speech
- Social Enterprise Scotland Summit: First Minister's speech
- Legal advice relating to Scottish Information Commissioner decision: First Minister’s statement - 29 October 2024
- Invest to grow: First Minister's speech - 21 October 2024
- Floating Offshore Wind Conference: First Minister's speech - 9 October 2024
- Challenge Poverty Week: First Minister's speech - 8 October 2024
- COSLA conference and exhibition 2024: First Minister's speech - 19 September 2024
- Creating a modern, diverse, dynamic Scotland: First Minister's speech - 18 September 2024
- Programme for Government 2024 to 2025: First Minister's speech
- Community cohesion: First Minister's statement - 3 September 2024
- Ukrainian Independence Day: First Minister's speech
- International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance reception: First Minister speech
- Royal Highland Show 2024: First Minister's speech
- Priorities for Scotland: First Minister's statement - 22 May 2024
- UK Infected Blood Inquiry - final report: First Minister's response - 21 May 2024
- Economic approach: First Minister's speech - 17 May 2024
- John Swinney MSP accepts nomination as First Minister of Scotland
- First Minister to resign
- Bute House Agreement ends: First Minister speech - 25 April 2024
- STUC Congress 2024: First Minister's speech - 16 April 2024
- Building prosperity through social solidarity and economic dynamism: First Minister's speech - 12 March 2024
- Showcasing Scotland 2024: First Minister's speech - 6 March 2024
- Child poverty, economic modelling: First Minister - 28 February 2024
- NFUS conference 2024: First Minister keynote speech - 5 February 2024
- City of London Burns Supper: First Minister's speech - 29 January 2024
- Scottish independence: industrial policy
2023
- STUC anti-Racism rally: First Minister’s speech - 25 November 2023
- Gaza and Israel debate: First Minister's Speech - 21 November 2023
- The Gathering: First Minister's speech - 8 November 2023
- Jimmy Reid Lecture: First Minister's speech - 26 October 2023
- Gaza and Israel: First Minister's speech
- Service of Solidarity at Giffnock Synagogue: First Minister's speech
- COSLA conference 2023: First Minister's speech
- Financing the green economy: First Minister’s speech
- Programme for Government 2023 to 2024: First Minister's speech
- Climate crisis - First Minister's speech: 24 August 2023
- Royal Highland Show: First Minister's speech - 23 June 2023
- Official opening of National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) centre: First Minister’s speech – 21 June 2023
- Building a New Scotland – The Constitution Paper: First Minister's speech – 19 June 2023
- Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) Forum 2023: First Minister's speech - 5 June 2023
- All Energy Conference: First Minister’s speech – 10 May 2023
- Coronation: First Minister’s speech – 9 May 2023
- Cross party anti-poverty summit: First Minister’s opening remarks – 3 May 2023
- “New Leadership, A Fresh Start for Scotland”: First Minister’s speech – 18 April 2023
- STUC Annual Congress: First Minister’s speech – 17 April 2023
- Apology for historical adoption practices: First Minister's speech - 22 March 2023
- Scottish Women's Convention: First Minister's speech - 6 March 2023
- Business in Parliament Conference: First Minister's speech - 3 February 2023
- Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference: First Minister's speech - 25 January 2023
- Pressures facing the NHS - update: First Minister's speech -16 January 2023
- Pressures facing the NHS: First Minister's speech - 9 January 2023
2022
- TheCityUK annual conference: First Minister's speech - 1 December 2022
- Poverty Alliance - 30th anniversary conference: First Minister's Speech - 25 November 2022
- COP27 - Loss and Damage Panel: First Minister's speech - 8 November 2022
- Climate change - loss and damage: First Minister's speech - 11 October 2022
- Motion of Condolence: First Minister's statement - 12 September 2022
- Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen: First Minister's statement - 8 September 2022
- Programme for Government 2022 to 2023: First Minister’s speech
- Scotwind Supply Chain Summit: First Minister's speech - 22 August 2022
- Support for tech scalers: First Minister's speech at Barclay’s event – 13 July 2022
- Royal Highland Show: First Minister's speech at Quality Meat Scotland Breakfast event - 24 June 2022
- Independence referendum: First Minister's statement – 28 June 2022
- The Gathering: First Minister's speech - 15 June 2022
- SCDI Forum: First Minister's speech - 13 June 2022
- The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee debate: First Minister's statement - 1 June 2022
- Federation of Small Businesses Awards 2022: First Minister’s speech – 19 May 2022
- Scotland's Place in the World: First Minister's speech - 16 May 2022
- All-Energy Conference: First Minister's speech - 11 May 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 30 March 2022
- National Economic Forum 2022: First Minister's speech - 30 March 2022
- Ukraine update: First Minister's statement - 16 March 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 15 March 2022
- International Women's Day 2022: First Minister's statement - 8 March 2022
- Solidarity with Ukraine debate: First Minister's statement - 24 February 2022
- COSLA conference 2022 : First Minister's speech - 24 February 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech - 22 February 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 8 February 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 1 February 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 25 January 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 18 January 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 11 January 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 5 January 2022
2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 29 December 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 21 December 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech – 17 December 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 14 December 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 10 December 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 7 December 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 30 November 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech – 29 November 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 23 November 2021
- COP26: First Minister's statement - 16 November 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 16 November 2021
- First Minister speech at the 43rd T.B. Macaulay Lecture - 2 November 2021
- COP26 - global assembly: First Minister's speech - 1 November 2021
- COP26: First Minister's speech - 29 October 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 26 October 2021
- COP26 - Scotland’s priorities: First Minister's speech - 25 October 2021
- Arctic Circle Assembly 2021: First Minister's speech - 14 October 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 5 October 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 28 September 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 21 September 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 14 September 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 8 September 2021
- Programme for Government 2021 to 2022: First Minister's statement - 7 September 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 1 September 2021
- Agreement with the Scottish Green Party: First Minister's statement - 31 August 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 24 August 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 3 August 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech – 27 July 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 20 July 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 13 July 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech Thursday 8 July 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech Friday 2 July 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 29 June 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 22 June 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 18 June 2021
- National Economic Forum: First Minister opening address - 16 June 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 15 June 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 8 June 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 4 June 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 1 June 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 28 May 2021
- Priorities of Government statement – 26 May 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 25 May 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 21 May 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 11 May 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 20 April 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 13 April 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 6 April 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 30 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 24 March 2021
- Coronavirus (Covid-19) update: First Minister's statement - 23 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 18 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 17 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 16 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 15 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 11 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 9 March 2021
- Race to Zero event: First Minister's speech - 6 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 5 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 4 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 2 March 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 25 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement 24 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 23 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 22 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 18 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 17 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 16 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 15 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 11 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 10 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 9 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 8 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 4 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 3 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 2 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 1 February 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 28 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 27 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 25 January 2021
- Drugs policy - update: statement by the First Minister - 20 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement 20 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 19 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 18 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 14 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 13 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 12 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 11 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 8 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement – 7 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech - 5 January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 4 January 2021
2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 30 December 2020
- Brexit deal: statement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon - 24 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement 22 December 2020
- Closure of the French border to UK freight: statement by the First Minister - 21 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 21 December
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech - 19 December
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech - 16 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 15 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech Monday 14 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 11 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 9 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement 8 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 7 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 1 December 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech - 30 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement Tuesday 24 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement – Monday 23 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement – Friday 20 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement Wednesday 18 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement Tuesday 17 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement Monday 16 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement Wednesday 11 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 10 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement 9 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement – Friday 6 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement 4 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement 3 November 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 November
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s statement – 31 October 2020
- Sir Sean Connery: tribute from the First Minister
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: Deputy First Minister's speech 30 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): First Minister's statement - 29 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 28 October
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Scotland’s Strategic Framework - First Minister's statement
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 26 October
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 October
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 21 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 20 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 19 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 16 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 15 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 13 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 12 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 9 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 7 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 6 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 5 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 October 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 30 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 29 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 28 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 21 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 18 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 16 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 15 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 11 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 9 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 8 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 7 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 3 September 2020
- Programme for Government 2020 to 2021: First Minister's speech
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 31 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 28 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 27 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 24 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 21 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 20 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 19 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 18 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 17 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 13 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 11 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 10 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 7 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 6 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 5 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 4 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 3 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 31 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 29 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID -19) update: First Minister's speech 28 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 21 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 16 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 15 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 13 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 10 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 8 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 7 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 6 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 3 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 1 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 30 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 29 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 26 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 24 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 19 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 16 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 15 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 12 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 11 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 9 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 8 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 5 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 4 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 1 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 29 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 28 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 26 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 21 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 19 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 18 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 15 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 12 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): First Minister address to the nation 11 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 11 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 10 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech, 8 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech, 7 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 5 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 4 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 1 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech, 30 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 29 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 28 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 27 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 24 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 21 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 20 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: Health Secretary's statement 19 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 17 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 16 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 15 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 13 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: Health Secretary's statement 12 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 10 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 9 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 8 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 7 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 6 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 5 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 3 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 31 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 30 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 29 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): ministerial statement on access rights
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 27 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 26 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 24 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 20 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): First Minister's speech 17 March 2020
- European Policy Centre: First Minister's Speech
- Report of Independent Care Review: First Minister's speech
- Wellbeing Economy Alliance conference: First Minister's speech
- Plan for Scottish visa: First Minister's speech
2019
- Lord Mayor's Burns' supper: First Minister's speech
- National Advisory Council on Women and Girls report: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech at Georgetown University, USA
- First Minister's speech at French National Assembly
- SCVO gathering 2019: First Minister's speech
- Scotland's International Marine Conference 2019: First Minister's speech
- Women in business: First Minister's speech
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: First Minister's speech
- Scottish Trades Union Congress: First Minister's speech
- Brexit and Scotland's future: First Minister statement
- Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo) policy labs: First Minister's speech
- 22nd National Economic Forum: First Minister's speech
- Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR): First Minister's speech
- First Minister speech to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- Made in Scotland festival: First Minister's speech
- Brexit and beyond: where next for Scottish-EU relations - First Minister's speech
- 20 years of devolution: First Minister's speech
- Royal Highland Show: First Minister's speech
- 20 years of devolution and Scotland's parliament: First Minister's speech
- World Forum on Climate Justice: First Minister's speech
- FM: Northern Lights publishing event
- Programme for Government 2019 to 2020: First Minister's speech
- Solheim Cup: First Minister's speech
- COSLA conference 2019: First Minister's speech
- Press conference with the First Minister of Wales: FM speech
2018
- Hampton-Alexander review business briefing: speech
- Scotland's place in Europe: speech
- Scotland's Disabled People's Annual Summit: speech
- Scotland after Brexit: speech
- Celebrating 100 years of women's right to vote debate: speech
- Care day: speech
- SCVO The Gathering: speech
- Association of British Insurers annual conference
- Scottish Renewables Annual Conference: speech
- First Minister's speech with UNICEF on child poverty
- First Minister speech at Economist event on inclusive growth
- First Minister's speech at All Energy conference
- First Minister's speech at News UK: 'Scotland in Business'
- Cardinal Winning Lecture
- Launch of National Performance Framework 2018
- FutureFest conference: First Minister's speech
- Programme for Government 2018 to 2019: First Minister's speech
- CBI Scotland annual dinner 2018: First Minister's speech
- Scotland's International Development Alliance annual conference: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech at Scottish Tourism Alliance
- COSLA conference 2018: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech at the Royal Society of Arts, London
- Circular Economy Hotspot 2018: First Minister's speech
- National Economic Forum - November 2018: First Minister's speech
2017
- National Farmers Union in Scotland AGM 2017: First Minister's address
- Second independence referendum: First Minister speech
- Scotland's choice: day two of second independence referendum debate
- Scotland's place in the world: First Minister's Stanford University speech
- Women's role in conflict resolution: First Minister's UN speech
- Importance of truth in political debate
- Scotland's energy future: First Minister addresses All Energy Conference
- National Economic Forum 2017: First Minister's speech
- Security in Scotland: statement to Scottish Parliament following Manchester attack
- London Bridge terror attack: First Minister's statement
- Oil and Gas UK Conference 2017: First Minister's speech
- Royal Highland Show 2017: First Minister's speech
- EU negotiations and Scotland's future: First Minister's speech
- Diversity in the media: First Minister's speech
- Scotland's economy: First Minister's speech to Spirit AeroSystems
- Programme for Government 2017 to 2018: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech at Dublin Chamber of Commerce
- Arctic Circle Assembly 2017: First Minister's speech
- Inclusive growth: First Minister's speech
- Institute for New Economic Thinking annual conference: First Minister's speech
- Unlocking Ambition Challenge: speech
- The role of income tax: speech
- Cross-border rail improvements: minister's speech
- Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill: minister's statement
- Global Climate Action high-level closing: speech
- Arctic Circle Forum Scotland: speech
- World forum on natural capital: speech
- Parliamentary statement on policing: speech
- St Andrew's Day message: speech
- Scottish Chambers of Commerce annual dinner: speech
- National Economic Forum: minister's speech
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 15 December 2020
2016
- Priorities for Government
- Scottish Leaders' Forum
- First Minister: EU referendum result
- Official opening of the Scottish Parliament
- Scotland in the European Union
- Ask the FM and Cabinet: EU nationals event
- European Union referendum: First Minister's press conference
- Programme for Government 2016 to 2017: First Minister's speech
- Update on the European Union
- Institute of Directors annual convention 2016: First Minister's speech
- COSLA conference 2016: First Minister's speech
- COSLA conference 2016: First Minister's speech
- Arctic Circle Assembly 2016: First Minister's speech
- Rehabilitation International World Congress 2016: First Minister's speech
- National Economic Forum 2016: First Minister's speech
- Sheffield Political Economy Research institute: First Minister's speech, November 2016
- First Minister's press conference: November 2016
- Aberdeen Asset Management Annual Investment Conference 2016: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech to Trinity College, Dublin: November 2016
- Scottish-Irish relations
- Scotland's Place in Europe: First Minister's statement
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - 29 June 2021