Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan
Official portrait, 2021
Minister for International Development and Europe
In office
18 May 2016 – 26 June 2018
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byHumza Yousaf
Succeeded byBen Macpherson
Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages[1]
In office
20 May 2011 – 18 May 2016
First MinisterAlex Salmond
Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded byAngela Constance
Succeeded byShirley-Anne Somerville
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Assumed office
3 May 2007
Preceded byAlasdair Morrison
Majority3,441 (23.7%)
Personal details
Born (1971-05-06) 6 May 1971 (age 53)
Ashkirk, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
University of Glasgow

Alasdair James Allan (born 6 May 1971) is a Scottish politician serving as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency since 2007. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he served in the Scottish Government from 2011 to 2018, first as Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages and then Minister for International Development and Europe.

He will temporarily return to government from July 2024 as Acting Minister for Climate Action, during the maternity leave of Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy Màiri McAllan.[2]

  1. ^ Learning and Skills (May–December 2011)
  2. ^ "Màiri McAllan maternity cover". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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