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| − | Wendy Alexander is a Member of the Scottish Parliament, former special advisor to the [[Secretary of State for Scotland]], the late [[Donald Dewar]] and former Minister in the Scottish parliament. She is one of the leading neoliberal and atlanticist ideologues in the Scottish Parliament and an alumnus of the [[British American Project]] along with her brother [[Douglas Alexander]] MP and collaborator [[Diane Coyle]]. She is married to [[Brian Ashcroft]] of the [[Fraser of Allander Institute]] at the University of Strathclyde, with whom she edited a recent book ''New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland's Economic Prospects'' (Edited by [[Diane Coyle]], [[Wendy Alexander]], and [[Brian Ashcroft]]), published by [http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/titles/7949.html Princeton University Press]. She is currently a Visiting Professor at the Institute (1/9/02 to 31/12/05). She is paid | + | Wendy Alexander is a Member of the Scottish Parliament, former special advisor to the [[Secretary of State for Scotland]], the late [[Donald Dewar]] and former Minister in the Scottish parliament. She is one of the leading neoliberal and atlanticist ideologues in the Scottish Parliament and an alumnus of the [[British American Project]] along with her brother [[Douglas Alexander]] MP and collaborator [[Diane Coyle]]. She is married to [[Brian Ashcroft]] of the [[Fraser of Allander Institute]] at the University of Strathclyde, with whom she edited a recent book ''New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland's Economic Prospects'' (Edited by [[Diane Coyle]], [[Wendy Alexander]], and [[Brian Ashcroft]]), published by [http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/titles/7949.html Princeton University Press]. She is currently a Visiting Professor at the Institute (1/9/02 to 31/12/05). She is paid ,000 for this on top of her MSP salary. |
From 1999 to 2002 Wendy was a minister in the [[Scottish Executive]], first as Minister for Communities, then as Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, and finally as Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning. She resigned from Ministerial office on [[4 May]] [[2002]]. | From 1999 to 2002 Wendy was a minister in the [[Scottish Executive]], first as Minister for Communities, then as Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, and finally as Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning. She resigned from Ministerial office on [[4 May]] [[2002]]. | ||
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The list above comes from her page on the Scottish Parliament [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/wendy_alexander/ website]. | The list above comes from her page on the Scottish Parliament [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/wendy_alexander/ website]. | ||
| − | Perhaps unsurprisingly it doesn't mention that Alexander is also an alumnus of the [[British American Project]] or that her work as a Parliamentary assistant was to [[George | + | Perhaps unsurprisingly it doesn't mention that Alexander is also an alumnus of the [[British American Project]] or that her work as a Parliamentary assistant was to [[George Galloway]] MP the then MP for Glasgow Hillhead. |
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==Financial support from corporations and others== | ==Financial support from corporations and others== | ||
| − | Member received donations towards the production of a 2003 Christmas card from the following: [[Reid Furniture Ltd]] ( | + | Member received donations towards the production of a 2003 Christmas card from the following: [[Reid Furniture Ltd]] (), [[Reid Kerr College]] (), [[Phoenix Honda]] (), [[BAA]] () (Registered 26 May 2004) |
| − | Member received donations towards production and posting of Christmas 2004 calendar from the following: [[Malcolm Group]] ( | + | Member received donations towards production and posting of Christmas 2004 calendar from the following: [[Malcolm Group]] (), [[Reid Furniture Ltd]] (), [[Arriva]] (), [[Chivas]] (), [[Reid Kerr College]] (), [[BAA]] (). (Registered 27 January 2005)[http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/wendy_alexander/roi.htm] |
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
*[http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/wendy_alexander/index.htm Scottish Parliament biography] | *[http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/wendy_alexander/index.htm Scottish Parliament biography] | ||