Alex Salmon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alex Salmon
Occupation	Former
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1954(1954-12-31)
Age	70
Birthplace	Linlithgow
Country	Scotland
Horoscope	Capricorn

Alex Salmon Biography

Alex Salmon is one of the most popular and richest Former who was born on December 31, 1954 in Linlithgow, Scotland.

Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (/ˈ s æ m ən d / ; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician who served as the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) for over 20 years, serving two terms, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Banff and Buchan between 1987 and 2010, when he stood down to focus on his other roles, and then for Gordon from 2015 to 2017, when he lost his seat to Scottish Conservative candidate Colin Clark. During the 2015–2017 parliament, he was the SNP International Affairs and Europe spokesperson in the House of Commons.

Salmond attended the local Linlithgow Academy from 1966 to 1972. He studied at Edinburgh College of Commerce from 1972 to 1973, gaining an HNC in Business Studies, and was then accepted by the University of St Andrews, where he studied Economics and Medieval History. During his time at St Andrews, Salmond lived in Andrew Melville Hall. He was elected as vice-president (education) of the Students’ Representative Council in 1977 and was also nominated to join St Andrews Community Council that year. Salmond graduated with a 2:2 Joint Honours MA in Economics and Medieval History in May 1978.

Alex Salmon Net Worth

Alex Salmon is one of the richest Former from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alex Salmon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Salmond was born in his parents’ home at 101 Preston Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, on 31 December 1954. He is the second of four children born to Robert Fyfe Findlay Salmond (1921–2017), and Mary Stewart Salmond (née Milne; 1922–2003), both of whom were civil servants. Robert Salmond, who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, had originally worked as an electrician, and his family had been resident in Linlithgow since the mid- 18th century. Alex Salmond’s middle names come from his family’s tradition of naming their children after the local Church of Scotland minister, in this case the Reverend Gilbert Elliot Anderson of St Ninian’s Craigmailen Parish Church in Linlinthgow. He remains a member of the Church of Scotland.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Alex Salmon Dating?

According to our records, Alex Salmon married to Moira Salmond. As of December 1, 2023, Alex Salmon’s is not dating anyone.

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Following the SNP’s National Council narrowly voting to uphold the expulsion, Salmond and the others were allowed back into the party a month later, and in 1985 he was elected as the SNP’s Vice Convener for Publicity. In 1987 he stood for Parliament in Banff and Buchan and defeated the incumbent Conservative MP, Albert McQuarrie. Later that year Salmond became Senior Vice Convener (Depute Leader) of the SNP. He was at this time still viewed as being firmly on the left of the party and had become a key ally of Jim Sillars, who joined him in the House of Commons when he won a by-election for the seat of Glasgow Govan in 1988. Salmond served as a member of the House of Commons Energy Select committee from 1987 to 1992.

Facts & Trivia

Rab Ranked on the list of most popular Former. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Alex Salmon celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.

From 1987 to 2010, Salmond served as MP for Banff and Buchan. Following the establishment of the devolved Scottish Parliament in 1999, Salmond also served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Banff and Buchan from 1999 to 2001, continuing to serve as that constituency’s MP. Salmond served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Gordon from 2007 to 2011, and for Aberdeenshire East from 2011 to 2016.

Where is Alex Salmond from?

Linlithgow, United Kingdom

What age is Alex Salmond?

67 years (December 31, 1954)

What is Alex Salmond's profession?

Professions

How tall is Alex Salmond?

5′ 8″

Is Alex Salmond married?

Moira Salmond