Ms Wendy Alexander MSP
Wendy Alexander has been an MSP since the Parliament was created and served as a Minister from 1999-2002, in a variety of roles including as Communities Minister and Enterprise, Lifelong Learning and Transport Minister, and has been Convenor of the Finance Committee. She was the Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament 2007 - 2008 . She was instrumental in setting up the Calman Commission. She currently serves on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee.
Before she was elected Wendy worked in the private, voluntary and public sectors and in the 1990s she worked for Booz & Co., an international management consultancy, undertaking assignments in Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia. From 1997–99 she served as Special Adviser to Donald Dewar, when he was Secretary of State for Scotland and was deeply involved in the preparation of the White Paper and the Scotland Act.
She is particularly interested in Scotland's future and how we can create a successful Scottish economy. In 2005 she co-edited 'New Wealth for Old Nations'', the book that emerged from the Allander Series on the Scottish economy. She also edited 'Donald Dewar Scotland's First First Minister' (Mainstream 2005) and was for a time a Daily Record columnist.
Wendy is married to Professor Brian Ashcroft and has two children. Away from politics she is a keen amateur ornithologist, regarding the peace and quiet as a perfect tonic to the political world.
As constituency MSP for the communities of Linwood, Renfrew and part of Paisley she and her staff run a busy constituency office.
This introduction was written by Ms Wendy Alexander MSP and is current as of
July 2009 Wendy is a member of the following committees:  Member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
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Member for:
Paisley North
Party:
Scottish Labour
Place of Birth:
Glasgow, Scotland
Religious Affiliation:
Christian
Family Information:
Married
Trade Union/Professional Membership:
Unite
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Education:
Park Mains High School, Erskine
Lester B, Pearson College, Canada
Glasgow University MA(Hons)
Warwick University MA(Econ)
INSEAD, France MBA
Career History:
2007-DUni (University of Strathclyde)
2002 - present Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde
1997-1998 Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Scotland
1994-1997 Management Consultant, Booz & Company
1988-1992 Research Officer Scottish Labour Party
1987-1988 Editor, Ledis
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