Autographs of Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024) was a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure in the Scottish nationalist movement, he was Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. He then served as leader of the Alba Party from 2021 until his death in 2024.
A graduate of the University of St Andrews, he worked as an economist in the Scottish Office, and later, the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was elected to the British House of Commons in 1987, serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Banff and Buchan from 1987 to 2010. In 1990, he successfully defeated Margaret Ewing in the SNP leadership contest. Salmond led the party through the first election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, where the SNP emerged as the largest opposition party. He was elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Banff and Buchan in that year's election. He resigned as leader in 2000 and stood down as an MSP the following year, when he was appointed leader of the SNP's Westminster group. Salmond was re-elected as leader of the SNP in the 2004 leadership contest, after running on a joint ticket with Nicola Sturgeon. She led the SNP at Holyrood until Salmond was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2007 for Gordon (later Aberdeenshire East). The SNP placed first, ahead of the governing Labour Party in the 2007 election by one seat, with Salmond securing a confidence and supply support from the Scottish Greens, resulting in Salmond's appointment as first minister.
Salmond led an SNP minority government in his first term. His government passed landmark legislation, including the abolition of university tuition fees, the scrapping of prescription charges and commitment to renewable energy. Salmond was the first nationalist first minister and in his first term he failed to obtain support for a referendum on Scottish independence due to insufficient support. At the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the SNP won with an overall majority, a feat previously thought almost impossible under the additional member system used in elections for the Scottish Parliament. As of 2024, this is the only election in which a party has won a majority in the Scottish Parliament. Salmond used this mandate to hold a referendum, which led to the signing of the Edinburgh Agreement and the 2014 referendum. The Yes Scotland campaign, which his deputy Sturgeon led, was defeated in the referendum. As a result, Salmond resigned and was succeeded by Sturgeon.
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Traded items with a signature of Alex Salmond
The most expensive item with a signature of Alex Salmond (Signed Frame by Alex Salmond (Former SNP First Minister of Scotland)) was sold in March 2025 for £1,037.07 while the cheapest item (Alex Salmond Hand Signed Photo Politics) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2024. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2015 with an average selling price of £1.62 for an autographed item of Alex Salmond. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2015 with £54.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was February 2013. In average, an autographed item from Alex Salmond is worth £6.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Alex Salmond were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Alex Salmond Scottish First Minister Hand Signed Photo | £26.50 |  |
| Alex Salmond Scottish First Minister Hand Signed Photo | £26.50 | |
| Alex Salmond Scottish First Minister Hand Signed Photo | £26.50 | |
| ALEX SALMOND (1954-2024) SNP Former MP For Gordon signed page | £5.00 | |
| ALEX SALMOND (1954-2024) SNP Former MP For Gordon signed page | £5.00 | |
| ALEX SALMOND (1954-2024) SNP Former MP For Gordon signed page | £5.00 | |
| Alex Salmond Scottish Politician HAND SIGNED Photograph | £9.99 | |
| Alex Salmond Scottish Politician HAND SIGNED Photograph | £9.99 | |
| Alex Salmond Scottish Politician HAND SIGNED Photograph | £9.99 | |
| Alex Salmond Scottish Politician HAND SIGNED Photograph Lot 2 | £9.99 | |
| Alex Salmond Scottish Politician HAND SIGNED Photograph Lot 2 | £9.99 | |
| Alex Salmond Scottish Politician HAND SIGNED Photograph Lot 2 | £9.99 | |
| Alex Salmond Signed Autograph Page - Former Scottish First Minister - SNP, Alba | £8.00 | |
| Alex Salmond Signed Autograph Page - Former Scottish First Minister - SNP, Alba | £8.00 | |
| Alex Salmond Signed Autograph Page - Former Scottish First Minister - SNP, Alba | £8.00 | |
Latest News about Alex Salmond
SNP leadership hopeful skipped key vote on gay marriage due to 'religious pressu (02/03/2023): Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond has told Sky News that SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf skipped a key vote on gay marriage due to "religious pressure". 
Salmond admits he may not lead Alba much longer after disappointing election res (08/05/2021): Alex Salmond has admitted he may not lead Alba much longer after the new independence party failed to make a breakthrough in the Scottish elections. Salmond refuses to say whether Russia was to blame for Salisbury poisonings (07/04/2021): Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has refused four times to say whether he believes Russia was behind the Salisbury poisonings. Sturgeon in thinly-veiled attack on Salmond as she launches SNP campaign (29/03/2021): Nicola Sturgeon has launched a thinly-veiled attack on Alex Salmond as she marked the start of the SNP's campaign for May's Scottish Parliament elections. Second MP defects from SNP to join Salmond's new independence party (28/03/2021): A second Westminster MP has defected from the SNP to join Alex Salmond's new Scottish independence party.
Older News Stories about Alex Salmond
As Alex Salmond waved to photographers on his exit from Holyrood, something else (02/2021): As former first minister Alex Salmond waved to photographers on his exit from Holyrood, something else left the building. SNP faces fresh claims that high-ranking party figures conspired against Alex Sa (01/2021): The SNP is facing fresh claims that senior party figures conspired against its former leader Alex Salmond. Sturgeon reads out private Salmond messages to dispel 'conspiracy' theories (10/2020): Nicola Sturgeon has read out a message exchange with Alex Salmond live on Sky News in a bid to prove she did not "cover up" serious allegations of sexual misconduct against him. MSP ejected from Holyrood chamber over Sturgeon 'liar' jibe (09/2020): Tory MSP Oliver Mundell refused to withdraw the remark to the first minister over the Alex Salmond inquiry. Scottish harassment policy was not 'designed to get' Alex Salmond, inquiry hears (08/2020): Scotland's top civil servant has denied that a government harassment policy was "designed to get" former first minister Alex Salmond. Sturgeon faces new questions over whether she misled parliament about when she k (07/2020): Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon faces new questions over whether she misled parliament about when she knew of sexual misconduct complaints against Alex Salmond. Holyrood's Alex Salmond inquiry to begin (06/2020): The inquiry will look into the Scottish government's handling of complaints against the former first minister. Alex Salmond trial: Blogger faces contempt of court proceedings (04/2020): The Crown Office case involves a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan who wrote about the trial on his website. Alex Salmond's accusers 'devastated' by court verdict (03/2020): A jury found the former first minister not guilty on 12 sexual assault charges, while another was found not proven. Salmond accused of lying naked on woman and trying to rape her (11/2019): Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond has appeared in court charged with 14 counts of sexual assault against 10 women, including an attempted rape inside his official residence. November court date set for Alex Salmond case (10/2019): A preliminary hearing will be held in the case of the former first minister who faces charges including attempted rape.
