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Alex Salmond
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Alba Party leader and First Minister of Scotland 2007–2014 (1954–2024)
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Alexander Anderson Salmond was a British economist, politician, and autobiographer. He served as the First Minister of Scotland and was a member of the Scottish National Party and the Alba Party. His political career included candidacies in the 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2005 United Kingdom general elections. He was educated at the University of St Andrews and worked in London.
Born in Linlithgow, Scotland, on December 31, 1954, Salmond held United Kingdom citizenship and was a member of the Church of Scotland. He spoke English as his native language. He died of natural causes in Ohrid, North Macedonia, on October 12, 2024. He was known by the honorific The Right Honourable.
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Linlithgow, Scotland, UK
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond was a Scottish politician who served as the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party for over twenty years, having served for two terms, firstly from 1990 to 2000 and subsequently from 2004 to 2014.
Known for
- Alex Salmond: The Man Who Changed Scotland — Self2024
- Salmond and Sturgeon: A Troubled Union — Self2024
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self – Leader, Alba party2022
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self2005
- Have I Got News for You — Self1990
- Dispatches1987
- Question Time — Self - Panellist1979
- Panorama1953
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Panellist
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- North Macedonia
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- autobiographer
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- English language
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- English language
- Religion
- Church of Scotland
- Official website
- www.alexsalmond.scot
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- Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (cropped).jpg
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- London
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Personal details BornAlexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (1954-12-31)31 December 1954 Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Died12 October 2024(2024-10-12) (aged 69) Ohrid, North Macedonia
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