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'''Danny Alexander''' is a UK MP.
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'''Danny Alexander''' was a UK MP.
  
 
==Career==
 
==Career==

Revision as of 09:09, 23 October 2021

Person.png Danny Alexander   Powerbase Sourcewatch WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Born15 May 1972
Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma materSt Anne's College (Oxford)
ChildrenIsabel Rose Isla
SpouseRebecca Hoar
PartyLiberal Democrats
Scottish politician. The deputy of George Osborne (2010 to 2015)

Employment.png Chief Secretary to the Treasury Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
29 May 2010 - 11 May 2015
Preceded byDavid Laws
Succeeded byGreg Hands

Employment.png Secretary of State for Scotland Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
12 May 2010 - 29 May 2010
Preceded byJim Murphy

Employment.png Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesman

In office
7 January 2015 - 11 May 2015

Danny Alexander was a UK MP.

Career

Alexander was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland in David Cameron's first cabinet.[1] He subsequently became Chief Secretary to the Treasury following the resignation of David Laws as Chief Secretary on 29 May 2010, a job he held for 5 years.[2]

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References

  1. Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
  2. Treasury Minister David Laws resigns over expenses, BBC News, 29 May 2010.