Danny Alexander
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Sir Danny Alexander (politician) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 15 May 1972 Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | St Anne's College (Oxford) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Rebecca Hoar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal Democrats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish politician. The deputy of George Osborne (2010 to 2015)
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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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References
- ↑ "AIIB Governance Senior Management"
- ↑ "Nicola Sturgeon’s Motivation"
- ↑ "Dissolution Honours 2015"
- ↑ "Her Majesty’s Government", Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
- ↑ "Treasury Minister David Laws resigns over expenses", BBC News, 29 May 2010.