Wiki Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Peter Murrell is the Chief Executive of the Scottish National Party SNP & the husband of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
- Murrell is a largely private person with little details of his life available. His presence online and in the media is mainly in support of his role at SNP.
Early Life, Family and Education Background :
- As per his Facebook profile, Peter is originally from Edinburgh and was educated at Craigmount High School.
- He also studied at University of Glasgow.
Relationship with Nicola Sturgeon :
- Peter and Nicola met at a Young Scottish Nationalists gathering in Aberdeenshire in 1988 when Nicola was 18.
- They began a relationship and Peter proposed at Hogmanay in 2000. The couple announced their engagement in January 2010. Back then, Nicola was 40 & Peter was 45.
- They were married on 16th July the same year in an afternoon ceremony followed by an evening reception for friends and SNP colleagues.
- The pair is considered one of the power couples in Holyrood. Nicola as the first female First Minister for Scotland is described as the public face of SNP while Peter, as the Chief Executive is the power behind the well-oiled SNP machine.
- However, being married to each other gives both a perspective outside of SNP. Nicola described being married to Peter as her “constant reminder that while the SNP is important to us both, other things in life matter as well.”
- Peter describes loving Nicola gives him a feeling of completeness & they complemen each other at work and at home.
- The couple stays at the official residence of the first minister, The Bute House, and have often been pictured there.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Nicola confessed that she is a terrible cook and Peter is the one who often cooks in the household.
- She was quoted as saying Peter’s steak and chips, spaghetti bolognaise and curry were the best, and Peter likes to refer to cookbooks by Rick Stein and Gordon Ramsay.
- The couple does not have any children. Nicole had a miscarriage in 2011, something that was kept private until it was revealed in a book extract.
- The decision to talk about the miscarriage was to break a ‘taboo’ and to highlight that the reasons high-profile women do not have children should be respected as personal.
- The couple thanked well-wishers for their show of support at the painful revelation.
- Besides his work, Peter is also a keen gardener and has three nephews. He refers to himself as a “Proud Uncle” on Twitter (now called X).
Social Media and Online Presence :
- Peter has an active verified Twitter (now called X) account @petermurrell, with over 25K followers, where he tweets mainly on politics. On his profile, he describes himself as being ‘Passionate about Scotland’s future.’
- He does not have Instagram or a Wikipedia page, something which is unusual for a public figure.
- On his Facebook account, he has often posted videos in support of his wife, Nicola Sturgeon. However, in the past years, he only posts once a year on his birthday, 8th December to thank well-wishers.
