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Humza Yousaf marks first anniversary as Scotland’s First Minister

While he insists holding the top job in Scottish politics is the “greatest honour” of his life, Humza Yousaf has had a difficult first year as First Minister.

He became Scotland’s youngest ever First Minister, and the first from an ethnic minority background to hold the post, when he was sworn into office on March 29 2023.

That came after he was declared the winner of what had been a bruising contest to succeed , who announced in February last year she was stepping down as both

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