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About Alex Salmond
Scottish politician Alex Salmond worked as an economist from the late 1970s until he went into full-time politics in the mid-1980s. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Banff and Buchan in June 1987 and served until April 2010.
His first leadership position in the Scottish National Party (SNP) was as a Deputy Leader from September 1987 to September 1990. He was the Leader of the Scottish National Party from 2004 until 2014 and the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. In March 2021, he assumed office as the Leader of the Alba Party.
Family Life
He was raised in Linlithgow, Scotland as one of the four children of civil servants Mary Stewart and Robert Fyfe Findlay Salmond. He has been married to Moira McGlashan since 1981. The couple is childless.
Sexual Misconduct Scandal
He resigned from the SNP in 2018 after sexual misconduct accusations were levelled against him. His trial started in 2019 but the charges were eventually cleared in 2020.
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F.A.Q. about Alex Salmond
When is his birthday?
Alex Salmond's birthday is on December 31, 1954.
In how many days is his birthday?
Alex's birthday is in 278 days
How old is he?
He is 69 years old.
Where is Alex from?
He was born in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.