Alex Salmond MSP Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party, First Minister; Leader, Scottish National Party
Contact
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Email: alex.salmond.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
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Constituency address
84 North Street, Inverurie AB51 4QX United Kingdom -
Parliamentary address
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP United Kingdom
Recent appearances
Most spoken phrases
Last updated 3rd Jun 2009
- Israeli settlements
- Northcote Road shops
- Dangerous dogs petition
- Clapham Junction tube
- Heathrow expansion
- Health services
- Fly tipping
This information is based on the most frequently spoken phrases by this representative.
Biography
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Born:
31/12/1954 -
Positions
Leader of the Opposition 1999-2001; First Minister 2007-. -
Electoral history
MSP for Banff and Buchan constituency 1999-2001, for Gordon constituency 2007-11, and for Aberdeenshire East constituency since 5 May 2011. -
Political interests
Fishing industry, agriculture, energy, third world, Scottish economy. -
Party groups
Scottish National Party: National Executive: Member 1981-, Vice-chair 1985-87, Deputy Leader 1987, Senior Vice-convener 1988-90, National convener 1990-2000, Leader 2004-. -
Countries of interest
Europe. -
International bodies
Vice-President, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Scotland Branch).
Election record for Aberdeenshire East, 05 May 2011
| Party | Percentage of votes |
| Scottish National Party | 64.5% |
| Liberal Democrat | 13.99% |
| Conservative | 13.9% |
| Name | Party | Votes | % of votes |
| Salmond, Alex | Scottish National Party | 19,533 | 64.5 |
| McInnes, Alison | Liberal Democrat | 4,238 | 13.99 |
| Burnett Stuart, Geordie | Conservative | 4,211 | 13.9 |
| Smyth, Peter | Labour | 2,304 | 7.61 |
| Majority | 15,295 votes |
|---|---|
| Electorate | 57,591 |
| Turnout | (30,286) 52.59% |
Registered interests
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon. Annual salary £18,461. As a sitting Member of the House of Commons I receive one third of the MSP salary. Since 4 May 2007, I have been paying that gross salary to a charitable trust.) First Minister of Scotland. Annual salary £80,224, carrying out the duties of the First Minister of Scotland.
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