Neale Hanvey | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons | |
| In office 26 March 2021 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lesley Laird |
| Succeeded by | Melanie Ward |
| Councillor, Fife Council | |
| In office 3 May 2012 – 4 May 2017 | |
| Constituency | Dunfermline Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Neale Hanvey 28 December 1964 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Alba (2021–present) SNP (until 2021) |
| Residence(s) | Fife, Scotland |
| Alma mater | City University, London |
| Website | nealehanvey |
James Neale Hanvey (born 28 December 1964)[1][2][3] is a Scottish nationalist politician who served as the Leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons from 2021 to 2024, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2019 to 2024.[4]
Formerly a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he defected from the SNP to the Alba Party in March 2021. He was the SNP member and spokesperson for the Health and Social Care Select Committee[5] and he was briefly SNP Spokesperson on the Covid Vaccine Deployment.
- ^ "Hanvey, (James) Neale, (born 28 Dec. 1964), MP (SNP) Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293966. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Election for the constituencies of Dunfermline and Fife West; Glenrothes; Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath; North East Fife" (PDF). Returning Officer, Fife Council. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ "General Election 2019: Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Health and Social Care Committee – Membership – Committees – UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2020.