Biography alex salmond wife

SCRABBLE maestro Moira Salmond is the widow of Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond.

Here's what we know about the keen gardener, who was married to the ex-SNP leader for more than four decades.

Who is Alex Salmond's widow Moira?

Alex Salmond married Moira McGlashan in 1981.

Moira, 87, is from Peebles in the Scottish Borders and is 17 years her late husband's senior.

Mrs Salmond keeps a low profile, and didn't make a single speech or interview during her time as "First Wife", as she wasn't keen on having a public role.

However, according to an article in the Express, she gave her first and last newspaper interview in 1990 where she revealed that the couple enjoyed playing Scrabble - which she would "invariably win" - and cards.

What did Moira do before marrying Alex Salmond?

They met in the 1970s when Moira was his boss at the Scottish Office in London.

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