Douglas Alexander

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Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a Scottish politician who has served as Secretary of State for Scotland since 2025, having previously held the position from 2006 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Lothian East since 2024. He was previously MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, formerly Paisley South, from 1997 to 2015 and served in the cabinets of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, lastly as International Development Secretary from 2007 to 2010. Born in Glasgow, Alexander attended Park Mains High School and then won a scholarship for Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific in Canada. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and spent a year at the University of Pennsylvania where he worked for Michael Dukakis on his 1988 presidential campaign. He returned to the University of Edinburgh to study for an LLB, before working shadow trade secretary Gordon Brown in 1990. Alexander then qualified and worked as a solicitor...

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