Who is Alex Salmond's wife? Meet former senior administrator Moira Salmond, who stayed with the former First Minister of Scotland despite an alleged sex scandal and was once her husband's boss after the former First Minister of Scotland died at the age of 69

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has died aged 69 after making a speech in North Macedonia.

He left behind his widow, Moira Salmond, who was married to the politician for more than four decades.

Although she spent seven years as Scotland's “first wife”, when Mr Salmond was at the peak of his career, she stayed out of the public eye.

However, she appeared to support her husband in his high-profile court case in which he was charged with sexual assault.

So who is Moira Salmond? Below, find out more about the woman who spent more than four decades by Mr Salmond's side.

Although Mrs Salmond stayed out of the public eye, she shared her husband's political views and can be seen celebrating his election to the House of Commons in 1987 as MP for Banff & Buchan

Moira Salmond, whose maiden name is McGlashan, was married to Mr Salmond for more than 40 years

First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party Alex Salmond and his wife Moira Salmond arrive at the 2011 Scottish Parliament Electoral Commission.

In the center of what is likely to be the last photo, Alex Salmond can be seen smiling happily alongside Alba party leader Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, who is wearing a plaid dress

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond with Yes Scotland leader Dennis Canavan on the Vote Yes campaign trail in Stirling in 2014.

Queen Elizabeth II meets Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh in 2007

Who is Alex Salmond's widow, Moira?

Moira Salmond, whose maiden name is McGlashan, is from Peebles in the Scottish Borders.

She met the would-be Scottish National Party leader, 17 years her junior, in the 1970s when she was working in London as a civil servant.

Ms Salmond, then McGlashan, was Mr Salmond's 24-year-old boss at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Scotland in London.

Salmond joined the company as an assistant economist and the couple married 1981.

Mrs Salmond is known for keeping a low profile and did not give any interviews or speeches while she was the “first wife”.

According to Wyrazić, she gave her only newspaper interview here in 1990 and revealed that the couple enjoyed playing cards and Scrabble together, which they “invariably win”.

She told the Sunday Post: “I married Alex, not politics. This is his life and I'm happy to be in the background.

“I share his beliefs, but one politician in the family is enough.”

She made headlines in 2014 when the pair unfurled the Scottish flag behind then-Prime Minister David Cameron as everyone watched Andy Murray lift the Wimbledon crown.

The couple is photographed at Wimbledon in 2012. Two years later they conspired to unfurl the Scottish flag behind then Prime Minister David Cameron and everyone watched as Andy Murray lifted the Wimbledon crown

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond arrives with his wife Moira at a memorial service to mark the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting in Aberdeen in 2008.

Salmond led the Scottish Nationalist Party from 1990 to 2000 and then again from 2004 to 2014. In the photo: with his wife Moira, 2020.

Has Moira talked about Alex Salmond's sexual assault allegations?

Salmond was accused of a string of sexual offenses in the years after his seven-year term as First Minister ended in 2014.

Ms Salmond has not commented publicly on the allegations but gave a clear signal of support by appearing by his side before the High Court in Edinburgh in 2020.

Salmond was accused of committing 13 offenses against nine women, including attempted rape and a series of sexual assaults.

After an 11-day trial, he was cleared of all charges by a jury.

Did Alex and Moira Salmond have children?

The couple had no children.

The Express article said that in the absence of young people around the converted mill in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Mrs Salmond was “indulging in her interests in knitting, embroidery and baking”.

He also enjoys “collecting antiques and gardening away from prying eyes in Strichen.”