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Douglas Alexander

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Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a Scottish Labour politician who has served as Secretary of State for Scotland since 5 September 2025, having previously held the role 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 as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Transport Secretary and International Development Secretary in the cabinets of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Alexander was first elected at the 1997 Paisley South by-election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Douglas Alexander is the 19,645th most popular politician (down from 19,025th in 2024), the 7,990th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,328th in 2019) and the 751st most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Douglas Alexander ranks 19,645 out of 19,576. Before him are Leanne Wood, Marco Wittmann, Alok Sharma, Arash Miresmaeili, Oby Ezekwesili, and Gautam Gambhir. After him are Doug LaMalfa, Amir Sarkhosh, Steve Womack, Ann Wagner, Norbert Madaras, and Nasima Razmyar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Douglas Alexander ranks 1,115. Before him are France Gareau, Lauren Booth, Townsend Saunders, Chris Gatling, Nandana Sen, and Alok Sharma. After him are Vijayta Pandit, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Anuradha Roy, Kenneth Gould, Ed Balls, and Jason Morris.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Douglas Alexander ranks 7,992 out of 8,785. Before him are Daniel Portman (1992), David Connolly (1977), Christian Cooke (1987), Luke Treadaway (1984), Jesy Nelson (1991), and Paloma Baeza (1975). After him are Hugh Carthy (1994), Dean Ward (1963), Craig MacLean (1971), Jackie McNamara (1973), Keeley Hazell (1986), and David Dunn (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Douglas Alexander ranks 751. Before him are Justine Greening (1969), Alistair Carmichael (1965), Theresa Villiers (1968), Maria Miller (1964), Tim Farron (1970), and Leanne Wood (1971). After him are Anna Soubry (1956), Ed Balls (1967), Oliver Dowden (1978), Andy Burnham (1970), Jo Johnson (1971), and Brandon Lewis (1971).

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