Danny Alexander
Danny Alexander MP is a member of parliament for the constituency of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, he is a member of the Liberal Democrat Party and has been in office since 2005.
Biography
Born in 1972, Danny Alexander spent his early years on Colonsay before his family moved to Glengarry and he went to Lochaber High School in Fort William.He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford. In his early career he worked for the Scottish Liberal Democrats as a press officer and held senior communications roles at Britain in Europe, the European Movement and the Cairngorms National Park before being elected Liberal Democrat MP for the newly created seat of Inverness, Nairn, and Badenoch & Strathspey in the 2005 General Election.
Danny joined the Liberal Democrats' shadow Work and Pensions team in 2005 and in July 2007 he was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, holding the post until June 2008. He gave this up to concentrate on a new role as Chief of Staff to Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and to co-ordinate the preparation of the Liberal Democrat election manifesto for 2010.
Danny was re-elected in the 2010 General Election with an increased majority of 8,765. In the days after the result Danny led the Liberal Democrat team in negotiations which resulted in the formation of a Coalition Government with the Conservative Party. He played a key role in drawing up the detailed programme for government and was initially appointed Secretary of State for Scotland Following the resignation of David Laws, he was promoted to become Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Political Career
- Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions, 2007- 08
- Liberal Democrat Spokesman for the Department of Work & Pensions, 2005-07
- Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Social Exclusion, Feb-Jul 2007
- Liberal Democrat Spokesman for disability issues, 2005 - 2007
- Member of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee 2005-2008
- Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, 2007- 2010
- Chair of the Liberal Democrat Manifesto Group, 2007- 2010
Roles
- Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey(2005-)
- Worked for Scottish Affairs Committee (2005-2008)
