Douglas Alexander

Quick Facts

Full Name	Douglas Alexander
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1967(1967-10-26)
Age	57
Birthplace	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Horoscope	Scorpio

Douglas Alexander Biography

Douglas Alexander is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 26, 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Alexander was born in Glasgow, the son of Dr Joyce O. Alexander and Douglas N. Alexander, a Church of Scotland minister. Much of his childhood was spent in Bishopton in Renfrewshire. Alexander attended his local comprehensive school Park Mains High School in Erskine, also in Renfrewshire, from where he joined the Labour Party as a schoolboy in 1982.

In 1984 he won a Scottish scholarship to attend Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific in Canada, where he gained the International Baccalaureate Diploma, returning to Scotland to study politics and modern history at the University of Edinburgh. He spent 1988/89, the third of his four undergraduate years, at the University of Pennsylvania as part of the exchange scheme between the two universities. When studying in America, he worked for Michael Dukakis during the 1988 American presidential election campaign, and also worked for a Democratic senator in Washington DC. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a first-class degree in 1990.

Douglas Alexander Net Worth

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

Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute, King’s College London, and Chair of the Board of Trustees for UNICEF UK. He is a Council Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, a Member of the Advisory Council for the Scottish Policy Foundation, and a Trustee of the Royal United Services Institute.

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Who is Douglas Alexander Dating?

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Alexander was first elected to Parliament in the Paisley South by-election in

1997. He served as a Minister of State for five years between 2001 and 2006 and as Secretary of State for four years between 2006 and 2010. In 2001, he was appointed by Prime Minister Tony Blair to be Minister of State for E-Commerce & Competitiveness, in the Department of Trade and Industry (June 2001 – May 2002). In 2002, he was appointed by Tony Blair to be Minister of State for the Cabinet Office (May 2002 – June 2003) overseeing the work of the Government’s influential Strategy Unit, the Central Office of Information, and the Civil Service. In 2003, he was promoted to Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (June 2003 – September 2004). In 2004 he was appointed Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs serving jointly in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and in the Department of Trade and Industry (September 2004 – May 2005).

Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Douglas Alexander celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

He has contributed to, authored and edited several books: “New Scotland New Britain” (1999), “Europe in a Global Age” (2005), “Serving a Cause, Serving a Community” (2006), “Renewing our offer not retracing our steps”, The Purple Book (2011), “Influencing Tomorrow: Future Challenges for British Foreign Policy (2013), and “Britain in a complex world”, Why Vote Labour 2015: The Essential Guide (2014)

Where is Douglas Alexander now?

He is also currently a visiting professor at King’s College London’s Policy Institute. In November 2015 Alexander started working as a senior advisor to Bono, helping secure investment to tackle global poverty.

Why did Wendy Alexander resign?

So, rather than having the issue hanging over her – and her party – Alexander announced her resignation as leader on 28 June 2008. She subsequently stated it had been a mistake for her to take on the leadership of the Labour Party in Scotland while her children were so young.

Is Ed Balls an MP?

A member of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton and later for Morley and Outwood between 2005 and 2015.

Where is Patricia Hewitt now?

Since September 2020, Hewitt has been an adviser to the British Board of Trade.

Who is Ed Balls wife?

Yvette Cooper