Michael Russell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Russell
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 9, 1953(1953-08-09)
Age	71
Birthplace	Bromley
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Michael Russell Biography

Michael Russell is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 9, 1953 in Bromley, England, United Kingdom.

Originally a member of the Labour club at Edinburgh University, Russell joined the SNP in 1974 during the February election of that year, was active in Edinburgh, in the Western Isles and in the Inverness constituency and stood for the first time for as an SNP candidate in 1984 in Clydesdale in a local government election. He was then the Clydesdale candidate for the Westminster Parliament in June 1987. Later that year he became the elected Vice Convenor of the SNP responsible for Publicity (succeeding Alex Salmond) and in 1990 was Salmond’s campaign manager during the SNP leadership campaign.

Russell married Cathleen MacAskill, a primary school head teacher, in March 1980 and they have one son Caileen “Cally” Russell(born 1988). Since August 1992 the family have lived in an 18th-century single storey farm dwelling in Glendaruel on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute.

Michael Russell Net Worth

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

Michael William Russell (born 9 August 1953) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations since 26 June 2018 and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute. He is a professor of culture and governance at the University of Glasgow. He has previously worked as a television producer and director and the author of seven books.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Michael Russell height 5′ 8″ Michel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Michael Russell Dating?

According to our records, Michael Russell married to Lilly (m. 2007). As of December 1, 2023, Michael Russell’s is not dating anyone.

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For many years, Russell has campaigned for justice on behalf of former police detective, Shirley McKie, who was awarded £750,000 compensation by the Scottish Executive in a February 2006 out-of-court settlement. The Justice 1 committee of the Scottish Parliament conducted a nine-month inquiry into the McKie case in 2006, and its report was published on 15 February 2007. In April 2007, Michael Russell and Shirley’s father, Iain McKie, published a book on what they described as the worst miscarriage of justice in a generation: Shirley McKie – The Price of Innocence (ISBN 9781841585758). Shirley McKie’s case assumed an international significance with a possible linkage to the case of convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, who was granted leave to appeal against his conviction for a second time by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission on 28 June 2007. Megrahi’s appeal began in Edinburgh on 28 April 2009, and a public inquiry into the McKie case started in Glasgow on 2 June 2009.

Facts & Trivia

Michel Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Michael Russell celebrates birthday on August 9 of every year.

In December 2009 Russell was promoted to the Scottish Cabinet as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning following the repositioning of Fiona Hyslop to Culture, Tourism and External Affairs.

What did Michael Russell do?

Michael John Russell
Known for| Submarine Alkaline Hydrothermal Vent theory for the Origin of Life
Awards| William Smith Medal, Geological Society of London 2009 NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal 2018
Scientific career
Fields| Geology

Who was Michael Russell?

Singles

Who was the founder of the monument?

Mike Russell is the co-founder & CEO of Monument, an online platform for those looking to change their relationship with alcohol. Monument is designed to connect you to providers that can help with sobriety or moderation and offers plans that are personalized to the individual’s goals and lifestyle.

Who is Michael Russell coaching?

Started coaching Mackenzie McDonald in 2019, helping him reach the semi- finals at the Delray Beach Open, where he earned his first Top 10 win against Juan Martin del Potro, and a career-high ranking of World No. 57 in the FedEx ATP Rankings.

What does a monument symbolize?

A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage , due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance.