Alasdair Allan

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Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan (born May 6, 1971 ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Life

Allan graduated from Glasgow University with a Masters degree . He then did his PhD in Scots at the University of Aberdeen . Before joining the Scottish Parliament, Allan was a regular contributor to newspapers in Gaelic and was named Gaelic-Speaking Journalist of the Year in 2006.

Political career

For the first time Allan appeared in the 2001 general election to national elections. In his constituency, Aberdeen North , he received the second highest percentage of votes and thus missed entry into the House of Commons . In the Scottish parliamentary elections in 2003 , Allan applied for the direct mandate of the constituency of Gordon , but could only unite the third highest number of votes. In 2007 , Allan ran in the Western Isles constituency . He defeated the mandate holder and Labor politician Alasdair Morrison and entered the Scottish Parliament for the first time . In the 2011 parliamentary elections he defended his mandate. He was appointed Secretary of State for Education, Science and the Scottish Language in 2011. Despite losing votes, Allan maintained his mandate in the 2016 elections . Subsequently he was appointed State Secretary for International Development and Europe. He resigned from this post in June 2018.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information from the Scottish Parliament
  2. ↑ Information from the SNP
  3. ↑ Results of the 2001 general election ( Memento of the original from August 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicsresources.net
  4. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
  5. ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  6. ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  7. ↑ a b Information on Allan
  8. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
personal data
SURNAME Allan, Alasdair
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1971