Wendy Alexander

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Wendy Alexander

Wendy Alexander (born June 27, 1963 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labor Party .

Life

Alexander attended Park Mains High School in Erskine and Lester B. Pearson College in Metchosin , Canada . She then studied at the University of Glasgow , the University of Warwick and the INSEAD Business School in France . From 2002 Alexander worked as a lecturer at Strathclyde University . She is married to Professor Brian Ashcroft and is a mother of two. Her brother Douglas Alexander is the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South , Douglas Alexander.

Political career

After his election to the British House of Commons, Alexander worked for the Labor House of Commons George Galloway and then worked for the Labor Party in Scotland. After the Labor Party won the general election in 1997 , her party colleague and later First Minister , Donald Dewar , gave up a position as an adviser. Allegedly, Dewar saw Alexander as a potential successor to his position. In the first Scottish general election in 1999, Alexander ran for the first time to national elections. She applied for the direct mandate of the constituency Paisley North and was able to win it with a clear lead over the SNP candidate. Following the election, she was appointed State Secretary for Municipalities. After Dewar's death in 2000, however, she did not apply for his successor, but supported the candidate Henry McLeish . Under McLeish, she was named Secretary of State for Business and Lifelong Learning. After McLeish's retirement a month later, she became Secretary of State for Business, Transport and Lifelong Learning. Alexander was traded as a possible successor as party leader, but then withdrew this suggestion. In May 2002, she withdrew completely from the party leadership and also gave up her position as State Secretary. In the parliamentary elections in 2003 and 2007 , Alexander defended her mandate. After the election she acted as party spokeswoman for finances until September 2007. Unopposed, she was elected leader of the Labor Party, replacing Jack McConnell .

Withdrawal from politics

In November 2007 it became known that for Alexander's election campaign as parliamentary group leader, undeclared donations of £ 950 had flown. A letter of thanks from Alexander was able to prove that she was informed about the process. The donor was the real estate tycoon Paul Green . As Green, who lives in Jersey, was not a registered voter in the UK, this donation should not have been accepted. The electoral commission decided, however, that Alexander, while not taking all possible steps, had taken sufficient steps to comply with the donation policy. After the report, the case was investigated in a further instance with the result that no charges would be made. In the evening session before the summer break, an SNP-led commission decided with 4: 3 votes to request a one-day parliamentary ban for Alexander. The proposal should be voted on after the summer break. Since Alexander did not want to let the pending proceedings weigh on him and her party for months, she resigned as group leader on June 28th. The motion was ultimately rejected by 70:49 votes with two abstentions. At the 2011 parliamentary elections Alexander has not raced for more. She announced that she would withdraw from politics.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
  3. ↑ a b c Information from the Scottish Parliament
  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. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  7. ↑ BBC News: Alexander leads Scottish Labor
  8. ↑ BBC News: Q&A: Wendy Alexander donations row
  9. ↑ BBC News: Alexander wrote to illegally donor
  10. ^ The Scotsman: Bombshell for Labor on illegal donations
  11. ^ Report of the election commission
  12. ↑ BBC News: Alexander reported over donations
  13. ↑ BBC News: Alexander will not be prosecuted
  14. ↑ BBC News: Labor leader faces one-day ban
  15. ↑ BBC News: A look at former Scottish Labor leader Wendy Alexander
  16. ^ BBC News: MSPs vote against Alexander ban
  17. ^ The Scotsman: The Wendy Alexander plan aims to bridge gap in nation's finances
  18. ↑ BBC News: Wendy Alexander to quit Scots parliament at election
personal data
SURNAME Alexander, Wendy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow