Danny Alexander

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Danny Alexander is the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

Alexander was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland in David Cameron's first cabinet.[1] He subsequently moved to the Treasury following the resignation of David Laws as Chief Secretary on 29 May 2010.[2]

Views on fracking

Alexander has said he believes shale gas "will be a bigger boom than North Sea oil" [3]

Notes

  1. Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
  2. Treasury Minister David Laws resigns over expenses, BBC News, 29 May 2010.
  3. , Shale gas 'will be bigger than boom in North Sea oil' Danny Alexander backs huge expansion in 'fracking' to cut bills, 27 June 2013