| First Name |
Alex
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| Middle Name |
Elliot Anderson
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| Last Name |
Salmond
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| Full Name at Birth |
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond
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| Alternative Name |
Mr Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond, Mr Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond MP, Mr Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond MSP MP, The Right Honourable Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond MSP MP, The Right Honourable Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond MSP, The Right Honourable Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond MP, The Right Honourable Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond, @AlexSalmond (twitter), Alex, @AlexSalmond (facebook), Founder and Leader, Alba
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| Birthday |
31st December, 1954
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| Birthplace |
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, Great Britain, UK
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| Died |
12th October, 2024
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| Place of Death |
Ohrid, North Macedonia
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| Cause of Death |
Heart Attack
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| Height |
5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Distinctive Feature |
Squat, Toad-Like Appearance..., In 2014 he led the Yes campaign in the Scottish independence referendum, where 45% of Scottish electorate voted for the country's independence from the United Kingdom., Alex stood unsuccessfully for election as the Party's candidate in Gordon in the 2017 snap General Election, his first defeat in ten parliamentary contests covering four constituencies at Scottish and Westminster levels., Salmond married Moira McGlashan in 1981.The couple met in the Scottish Office in the 1970s when she became his boss. Moira is 17 years older than Alex. When the couple were married in 1981 she was 43 and Alex Salmond was 26. They both have no children..., He played a prominent role in the breakaway '79 Group, which sought to sharpen the SNP's message and appeal to dissident Labour voters - a move which earned him a brief expulsion from the party in 1982.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| High School |
[1966-1972] Linlithgow Academy
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| University |
[1972-1973] Edinburgh Napier University (HNC in Business Studies), [197?-1978] University of St Andrews (2:2 Joint Honours MA in Economics and Medieval History)
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| Occupation Text |
Scottish Nationalist Politician (SNP), Bank Economist, Author, TV & Radio Talk-show Host, Public Speaker
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| Occupation |
Politician
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| Claim to Fame |
Scotland's longest serving First Minister (2007-2014)
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Socialism, Nationalism, European Union, National Independence, Anti Brexit
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| Year(s) Active |
???? > ????
(Assistant Economist: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland), 1980 > 1982
(Assistant Economist: Royal Bank of Scotland), 1982 > 1985
(Oil Economist: Royal Bank of Scotland), 1985 > 1987
(Royal Bank Economist: Royal Bank of Scotland), 1987 > ????
(elected MP: for Banff & Buchan in Aberdeenshire in UK General Election of 1987), 1990 > 2000
(elected leader: the Scottish National Party), 1999 > ????
(elected MSP: for Banff & Buchan), 2004 > ????
(re-elected leader: the Scottish National Party), 2007 > ????
(elected MSP: for Gordon), 2007 > 2011
(elected First Minister: first ever Scottish National Party (SNP) politician to be elected First Minister of Scotland after the Scottish General Election of 2007), 2011 > 2014
(re-elected First Minister: after Scottish General Election in 2011), 2015 > NOW (author), 2015 > 2017
(elected MP: for Gordon in UK General Election of 2015), 2017 > 2017
(lost seat: for Gordon in UK General Election of 2017), 2017 > 2017
(performer: one-man stage show ''Alex Salmond...Unleashed''), ???? > 2016
(radio talk show host: a weekly radio programme on LBC called ''Salmond on Sunday''), 2017 > NOW (TV talk show host: a weekly talk show on Russia Today (RT) called "The Alex Salmond Show"), ???? > NOW (board member: of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation), ???? > NOW (board member: the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), 2018 > NOW (resigns: membership from SNP Party), 1973 > 2018
(joined / resigned from: SNP (Scottish Nationalist Party)), 1992 > NOW (tv shows: self / guest / host / SNP Leader), 1978 > 1980
(assistant economist: for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland), 1982 > 1982
(brief expulsion: from SNP)
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| Associated Acts |
Alba, The SNP
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
NMP Live (Speaker Bureau and Celebrity Booking Agency), Https://www.Nmplive.Co.Uk/alex-Salmond
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| Brand Endorsement |
supports charity > the Mary Salmond Trust, supports charity > Breast Cancer Care Scotland, supports charity > Teach First
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| Official Websites |
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/People/14944/Scottish-Cabinet/First-Minister, twitter.com/AlexSalmond, www.alexsalmond.scot/, en-gb.facebook.com/AlexSalmond/
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| Pets |
Andrew Melville Hall (student friend), Nicola Sturgeon (colleague & friend), Moira McGlashan (wife)
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| Favorite People |
Andrew Fairlie (a world ranked chef), Mo Farah, Jesus Christ, Freddie Mercury, Eve Muirhead (Scottish athlete), Andy Murray, Elaine C Smith, Donald Dewar (Scottish Labour Leader), Jim Wallace (Scottish Liberal Democrat), Winnie Ewing (colleague)
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| Favorite Places |
Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Barcelona, Spain, Holyrood, Scotland, Strichen, Scotland, Colinton, Edinburgh (wedding venue)
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| Favorite Foods |
Curries
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Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician who served as the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) for over 20 years, serving two terms, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Banff and Buchan between 1987 and 2010, when he stood down to focus on his role as First Minister, and then for Gordon from 2015 to 2017, when he lost his seat to Scottish Conservative candidate Colin Clark. During the 2015–2017 parliament, he was the SNP International Affairs and Europe spokesperson in the House of Commons.
