Sir Danny Alexander | |
|---|---|
 Alexander in 2011 | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 29 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | David Laws |
| Succeeded by | Greg Hands |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 29 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Michael Moore |
| Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson | |
| In office 7 January 2015 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Vince Cable (2010)[a] |
| Succeeded by | Baroness Kramer |
| Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Drew Hendry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1972 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse |
Rebecca Hoar (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | St Anne's College, Oxford |
| a. ^ Office vacant from 12 May 2010 to 7 January 2015. | |
Sir Daniel Grian Alexander (born 15 May 1972) is a former politician who was Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 2010 and 2015. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey constituency from 2005 until the general election in May 2015.[1] In his first parliamentary term (2005–2010), Alexander was the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Work and Pensions (2007–2008), the Chief of Staff to party leader Nick Clegg, and Chair of the Liberal Democrat Manifesto Group (2007–2010).[2]
With the 2010 general election producing a hung parliament, he was one of the four Liberal Democrat MPs, along with Andrew Stunell, Chris Huhne, and David Laws,[3] who were involved in negotiating the coalition agreement for the new coalition government with the Conservative Party. Alexander was initially appointed Secretary of State for Scotland,[4] but at the end of May 2010, he was promoted to Chief Secretary to the Treasury, following the resignation of David Laws.[5]
He was knighted in the 2015 Dissolution Honours List on 27 August 2015.[6]
- ^ "Election results: Lib Dem Danny Alexander loses to SNP - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "The Rt Hon Danny Alexander". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Laws, David (2016). Coalition: The Inside Story of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government. Biteback Publishing Ltd. p. 4. ISBN 9781849549660.
- ^ Lib Dem MP Danny Alexander to be new Scottish secretary BBC News, 12 May 2010
- ^ Treasury Minister David Laws resigns over expenses BBC News, 29 May 2010
- ^ "Dissolution Honours 2015". gov.uk (Press release). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.