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Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP
Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP Welcome to Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP's biography pages. Here you can find out about your MSPs' political activities and how to get in touch with them.




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Some information about Alex

Member for:
Gordon

Party:
Scottish National Party

Date of Birth:
31 December 1954

Place of Birth:
Linlithgow, Scotland

Family Information:
Married

Career History:
1978- 1980: Assistant Economist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland

1980-1982: Assistant Economist, Royal Bank of Scotland

1982-1984: Oil Economist, Royal Bank of Scotland

1984- 1987: Oil Economist and Bank Economist, Royal Bank of Scotland

Visiting professor of economics at Strathclyde University

1987- to date: Elected as MP for Banff and Buchan

1990-2000: Elected as National Convener for the Scottish National Party

1999-2001: Elected as MSP for Banff and Buchan

2001 - June 2007: Leader of the SNP's Westminster MPs

2004 - to date: Re-elected National Convener Scottish National Party

2007 - to date: Elected as MSP for Gordon

2007 - to date: First Minister of Scotland