The family of Winnie Ewing have announced her death at aged 93.
Known as Madame Ecosse, Winifred Margaret "Winnie" Ewing was the SNP's first female parliamentarian and was best known for making her shock victory in the Hamilton by-election in 1967 with the declaration: "Stop the world, Scotland wants to get on."
A statement issued on behalf of her family said: "Mrs Ewing, generally considered the most important Scottish politician of her generation, served as an MP, MEP and MSP, and was the first presiding officer of the reconvened Scottish Parliament in 1999.
