Wendy Alexander

Wendy Alexander
FRSE
Wendy Alexander FRSE
	Wendy Alexander
Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland
	In office; 14 September 2007 – 28 June 2008
Deputy	Cathy Jamieson
UK party leader	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Jack McConnell
Succeeded by	Iain Gray
First Minister
Ministerial offices
Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning
	In office; 1 November 2000 – 3 May 2002
First Minister	Henry McLeish; Jim Wallace (Acting); Jack McConnell;
Preceded by	Henry McLeish (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning); Sarah Boyack (Transport and Planning)
Succeeded by	Iain Gray
Minister for Communities
	In office; 19 May 1999 – 1 November 2000
First Minister	Donald Dewar; Jim Wallace (Acting);
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jackie Baillie
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for Paisley North
	In office; 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	27 June 1963 (age 60); Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Prof Elizabeth Ashcroft
Relations	Douglas Alexander (brother)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Glasgow; University of Warwick; INSEAD

Wendy Alexander (born 27 June 1963) is a retired Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2007 to 2008. In 2010–2011 she convened the Scotland Bill Committee on financial powers of the Scottish Parliament.

After leaving politics, she was appointed Associate Dean of Global Business and Associate Dean for Degree Programmes and Career Services at the London Business School, and in April 2015 was appointed as Vice-Principal (International) and Professor of International Education by the University of Dundee.^[2]^[3]

In March 2016 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for her work for the university sector.^[4] In 30 November 2017, she was appointed as the Scottish Government Trade and Investment Envoy for Higher Education.^[5]

Alexander is a member of UK Government’s DIT/DfE Education Sector Advisory Group and chairs the Global Advisory Board of the Times Higher Education Student. ^[6]

^ Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (2000–01)
^ Dundee appoints Vice-Principal to head global drive, University of Dundee 24 February 2015
^ "Ms Wendy Alexander". University of Dundee. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "2016 Elected Fellows". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Royalsoced.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Trade Envoys appointed". Scottish Government. gov.scot.
^ "Advisory Board". Student. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[1] Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (2000–01)

[2] Dundee appoints Vice-Principal to head global drive, University of Dundee 24 February 2015

[3] "Ms Wendy Alexander". University of Dundee. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[4] "2016 Elected Fellows". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Royalsoced.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[5] "Trade Envoys appointed". Scottish Government. gov.scot.

[6] "Advisory Board". Student. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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