The Alex Salmond scandal was a political scandal in Scotland concerning the behaviour of former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, and his successor, incumbent First Minister Nicola Sturgeon between 2018 and 2021. There was an associated feud within the Scottish National Party (SNP) between Salmond and his supporters and Sturgeon and her supporters. A ministerial code investigation into Sturgeon conducted by James Hamilton concluded that she did not break the ministerial code over her conduct with Salmond.