Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP
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Member for:
Gordon
Party:
Scottish National Party
Date of Birth:
31 December 1954
Place of Birth:
Linlithgow, Scotland
Family Information:
Married
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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
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