Danny Alexander
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Daniel Grian 'Danny' Alexander (born May 15, 1972), Scottish politician, and is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey.
Alexander was educated at the Lochaber High School in Fort William and the University of Oxford where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. In 1993 he became a press officer with the Scottish Liberal Democrats until he became the Director of Communications at the European Movement in 1996, remaining in this role when the organisation was subsumed into the now defunct Britain in Europe campaign in 1999. In 2004 he became the Head of Communications for the Cairngorms National Park.
He was elected to this newly formed constituency in the 2005 general election. He won the seat from David Stewart, who was previously the Labour MP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, the basis of the new constituency. In August 2005 it was revealed that Lord Haskins, a Labour peer who was a friend of Alexander, had donated £2,500 to Alexander's campaign; subsequently Haskins was expelled from the Labour party for this action.[1]
At the start of the new Parliament in 2005, Alexander was appointed Liberal Democrat junior spokesperson shadowing the Department for Work and Pensions by Charles Kennedy. Since then, he has made contributions to debates on incapacity benefit reform, the Child Support Agency and the Turner Report on future pension provision in the UK. He also has responsibility for disability-related issues and sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee.
[edit] References
- ^ Labour peer expelled for donation. BBC News (23 September, 2005). Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
[edit] External links
- Danny Alexander MP official site
- Danny Alexander MP profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- Danny Alexander MP profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Danny Alexander MP profile at the site of the Highland Liberal Democrats
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Danny Alexander MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Danny Alexander MP
- The Public Whip - Danny Alexander MP voting record
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Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 2005–present |
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