Alex Neil | |
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Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights | |
In office 21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016 | |
First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
Preceded by | Shona Robison |
Succeeded by | Angela Constance |
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing | |
In office 5 September 2012 – 21 November 2014 | |
First Minister | Alex Salmond |
Preceded by | Nicola Sturgeon |
Succeeded by | Shona Robison |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts | |
In office 6 May 2011 – 25 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Karen Whitefield |
Succeeded by | Neil Gray |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 6 May 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | 22 August 1951
Political party | Labour (1967–76) SLP (1976–81) SNP (1985–present) |
Spouse | Isabella Kerr |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Dundee |
Occupation | Political researcher; Businessman; Economic consultant |
Alexander Neil (born 22 August 1951) is a Scottish politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing from 2012 to 2014 and Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights from 2014 to 2016. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Airdrie and Shotts constituency from 2011 until his retirement in 2021.