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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas Alexander is the 19,345th most popular politician (down from 19,082nd in 2019), the 7,795th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,328th in 2019) and the 749th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Douglas Alexander ranks 19,346 out of 19,576. Before him are Leanne Wood, Kellie Harrington, Marco Wittmann, Fanny Fischer, Alok Sharma, Anton Ponkrashov, and Gautam Gambhir. After him are Doug LaMalfa, Minke Smeets, Amir Sarkhosh, Steve Womack, and Ann Wagner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Douglas Alexander ranks 905. Before him are Juan José Rodríguez, Greg Anthony, Bill Shorten, Lauren Booth, Nandana Sen, and Alok Sharma. After him are Ed Balls, Vicky Bullett, Tony Leondis, Alan McLoughlin, Esther McVey, and Sonya Eddy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Douglas Alexander ranks 7,800 out of 8,785. Before him are Carlton Palmer (1965), Callum McGregor (1993), Leanne Wood (1971), Billy Allen (1917), Daniel Portman (1992), David Connolly (1977), Christian Cooke (1987), Luke Treadaway (1984), and Jesy Nelson (1991). After him are Hugh Carthy (1994), Craig MacLean (1971), and Jackie McNamara (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Douglas Alexander ranks 749. Before him are Alistair Carmichael (1965), Theresa Villiers (1968), Maria Miller (1964), Clarissa Ward (1980), Tim Farron (1970), and Leanne Wood (1971). After him are Anna Soubry (1956), Ed Balls (1967), Oliver Dowden (1978), Andy Burnham (1970), Brandon Lewis (1971), and Tanni Grey-Thompson (1969).

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