Alasdair Morrison

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Alasdair Morrison (born November 18, 1968 in Stornoway ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labor Party .

Morrison attended the Paible School on North Uist and the Nicolson Institute on the Isle of Lewis . He then went to Glasgow Caledonian University and then worked as a journalist, including for the BBC .

Political career

For the first time Morrison appeared in the Scottish general election in 1999 to national elections. He ran in the constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) and was able to win the direct mandate with a clear lead over the candidate of the SNP . He moved into the newly created Scottish Parliament and was appointed Deputy Minister for Highlands and Islands and Gaelic . He was appointed Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Lifelong Learning and Gaelic in October 2000 and held that position until November 2001. He was able to defend his mandate in the 2003 parliamentary elections , but lost his seat in parliament in the 2007 elections .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from October 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ the 1999 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  3. ↑ the general election 2003 on the pages of the Scottish Parliament
  4. ↑ the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
personal data
SURNAME Morrison, Alasdair
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH 18th November 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Stornoway