She is the Deputy First Minister of Scotland , Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing , Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party ( SNP ) and Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP ) for Glasgow Govan .
The SNP won the highest number of seats in the Scottish Parliament following the 2007 election and Salmond was subsequently appointed First Minister of Scotland . He appointed Sturgeon his Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing .