Background
SALMOND, Alex was born on December 31, 1954 in Linlithgow, Scotland. Parents: Robert Salmond and Mary Salmond (née Milne).
National Convener Scottish National Party
SALMOND, Alex was born on December 31, 1954 in Linlithgow, Scotland. Parents: Robert Salmond and Mary Salmond (née Milne).
Linlithgow Academy; St. Andrew’s University, Master of Arts (Hons), Economics. Spoken languages: French.
Member, Scottish Nationalist Party Executive Committee, since 1981, Vice-Chairman, 1985-1987. Member of Parliament for Banff and Buchan. since 1987. Vice Convenor, Publicity, 87, Deputy Leader Scottish Nationalist Party, 1987.
Senior ViceConvener, 1988-1990, National Convener (Leader), since 1990. Parliamentary Spokesman on Energy, Fishing and Treasury Affairs. Assistant Agriculture and Fisheries Economist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Scotland, 1978-1980.
Assistant Economist, Royal Bank of Scotland. 1980-1982; Oil Economist, 1982-1987.
Church of Scotland.
Spouse Moira French Salmond (née McGlashan), 1981.