Alex Salmond is a prominent Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. Salmond was first elected to the British House of Commons in 1987, serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Banff and Buchan until 2010. He was re-elected as an MP in 2015 but lost his seat in 2017.In 2021, Salmond founded the Alba Party, a pro-independence political party in Scotland. He currently leads the party and is an MSP in the Scottish Parliament, having previously served as an MSP from 1999 to 2001 and 2007 to 2016.Salmond has been a prominent figure in the Scottish nationalist movement and has played a key role in the push for Scottish independence. He hosted a talk show on RT (formerly Russia Today) from 2017 to 2022.