Douglas Alexander
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The Right Honourable Douglas Alexander |
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| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
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In office 20 January 2011 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Yvette Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Hilary Benn |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
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In office 8 October 2010 – 20 January 2011 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Yvette Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Liam Byrne |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010 |
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| Leader |
Harriet Harman (Acting) Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Andrew Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Harriet Harman |
| Secretary of State for International Development | |
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In office 28 June 2007 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Hilary Benn |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Mitchell |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 6 May 2006 – 27 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Alistair Darling |
| Succeeded by | Des Browne |
| Secretary of State for Transport | |
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In office 6 May 2006 – 27 June 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Alistair Darling |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Kelly |
| Minister of State for Europe | |
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In office 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Denis MacShane |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Hoon |
| Minister of State for Trade | |
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In office 8 September 2004 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Mike O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Ian Pearson |
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Minister for the Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
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In office 13 June 2003 – 8 September 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Lord Macdonald of Tradeston |
| Succeeded by | Alan Milburn |
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Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South Paisley South (1997–2005) |
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In office 6 November 1997 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon McMaster |
| Succeeded by | Mhairi Black |
| Personal details | |
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Douglas Garven Alexander 26 October 1967 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Christian |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
| Website | Official website |
Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a British Labour politician who was the Shadow Foreign Secretary and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South.
Alexander was first elected to Parliament in the Paisley South by-election in 1997. In 2003, he became a minister, and held several positions including Minister of State for Europe from 2005-06. At the 2005 election, Alexander's constituency was abolished, and he was subsequently elected to represent its successor seat of Paisley and Renfrewshire South. In 2006 he was appointed to the Cabinet by Tony Blair, becoming the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Transport. When Gordon Brown replaced Blair as Prime Minister in 2007, Alexander became the Secretary of State for International Development.
In 2010, following the election of Ed Miliband as Labour Leader, Alexander was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and was made the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He held this position until a 2011 reshuffle, when he was appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary. In October 2013, he was appointed by Miliband as the party's Chair of General Election Strategy. In 2015, he failed to be re-elected to the Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat in the House of Commons when it was won by Mhairi Black of the Scottish National Party.
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