Danny Alexander

Sir Danny Alexander
Sir Danny Alexander ; ( politician);
Born	15 May 1972; Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma mater	St Anne's College (Oxford)
Children	2
Spouse	Rebecca Hoar
Party	Liberal Democrats
	Vice President for Policy and Strategy
In office
	February 2016 - Present
Employer	AIIB
	Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
	29 May 2010 - 11 May 2015
Preceded by	David Laws
Succeeded by	Greg Hands
	Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
	12 May 2010 - 29 May 2010
Preceded by	Jim Murphy
	Member of Parliament for Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey
In office
	5 May 2005 - 30 March 2015
Preceded by	Lorna Fitzsimons, Melanie Johnson, Christopher Leslie, Chris Pond
	Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesman
In office
	7 January 2015 - 11 May 2015

Sir Danny Alexander is Vice President for Policy and Strategy at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).^[1] He was formerly a LibDem Member of Parliament and minister in David Cameron's coalition government from 2010 to 2015.^[2]

Danny Alexander was knighted in the 2015 Dissolution Honours Lists on 27 August 2015.^[3]

Career

Alexander was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland in David Cameron's first cabinet.^[4] 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.^[5]

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