Alasdair Morgan | |
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Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party | |
In office 22 September 1990 – September 1991 |
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Leader | Alex Salmond |
Preceded by | Alex Salmond |
Succeeded by | Jim Sillars |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland |
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In office 1 May 2003 – 22 March 2011 |
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Preceded by | Michael Russell |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 |
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Preceded by | new constituency |
Succeeded by | Alex Fergusson |
Member of Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 |
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Preceded by | Ian Lang |
Succeeded by | Peter Duncan |
Personal details | |
Born |
Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland |
21 April 1945
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Spouse(s) | Anne Gilfillan |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater |
University of Glasgow Open University |
Profession | Teacher, Computer programmer |
Website | www.amorgan.org.uk |
Alasdair Neil Morgan (born 21 April 1945) is a Scottish politician. He was Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party from 1990 to 1991 and a Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale from 1997 to 2001. He was elected in 1999 as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale. From 2003 to 2011 he served as a member for the South of Scotland region.
Morgan was a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2007 to 2011. He is currently an Electoral Commissioner.
Morgan was born in Aberfeldy and was educated at Breadalbane Academy and the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1968 with a MA Honours degree in mathematics and political economy. From 1971 to 1974 he worked as a mathematics teacher at Linlithgow Academy and subsequently Douglas Ewart High School. He graduated from the Open University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990.