Humza Yousaf halted his address to the SNP conference after he was heckled by a member of the audience.
The First Minister was just minutes into his keynote speech on independence at Caird Hall in Dundee when the protestor started shouting over him. As the rest of the crowd began to boo the woman, Yousaf said: "Okay folks, lets not boo. I'm going to take a minute to talk with this person."
The SNP leader then swiftly exited the stage and made his way to the back of the venue, as the woman continued to yell. He could then be seen trying to console the protestor, who was visibly upset and continued to shout as he spoke to her.
It is understood that she is a victim of disgraced Tayside doctor Sam Eljamel, who harmed dozens of patients before his departure from surgery in 2013. At one point, the woman could be heard saying: "Look what they done to me. I've had enough, I'm in total pain 24 hours a day, I can't live like this anymore.
"Sometimes I just want to give up and die, because it's better than this pain and this life that I've got."
After eventually managing to calm the woman, Yousaf helped her exit the hall alongside event staff. He then returned to the stage, saying: "Friends we enjoy the success we do, because we care for each and every person in Scotland.
"We might not always get it right, heck, I know I've not always got it right in government myself, but we will never stop listening to people. We'll not shout them down, we'll not boo them, we will always listen to them."
Yousaf then continued with his speech, in which he said the SNP would fight the next general election with independence at the 'front and centre' of their campaign.
He said: "The real alternative to Westminster control is taking our future into our own hands as an independent nation. Friends, I didn’t get into politics to simply mitigate Westminster damage.
"I believe the SNP should do much more than that. I believe that in this election, the SNP should offer the people of Scotland a manifesto for an independent Scotland.
Yousaf added: "We know that independence is best for Scotland’s future, and we must give the people of Scotland the ability to choose that future. And if the SNP does win this election, then the people will have spoken.
"We will seek negotiations with the UK Government on how we give democratic effect to Scotland becoming an independent nation. Remember, we are not the block on a referendum – a referendum is our Plan A. Westminster are the ones blocking it.
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