David Alexander (politician)
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Councillor David Alexander (born 20 June 1958) is the current leader of the opposition within Falkirk Council having formally been leader of the council from February 2001 to May 2007. He is one of two SNP
councillors for Falkirk North Ward, having been the councillor for the former Middlefield Ward since 1999 and serving as councillor for the Victoria ward previously. He was also the SNP candidate for the Falkirk West
seat at the 1997 general election, where he finished as runner-up to Dennis Canavan
, winning 8,989 votes (23.43% of votes cast).
In 2004 he was appointed by Alex Salmond
as the SNP spokesperson on local government until the elections in May 2007.
He served as a member of the Central Scotland Joint Police Board; the Forth Valley Area Waste Strategy Working Group; the NHS Forth Valley Board until resigning in protest at the board's decision to build the new hospital at Larbert using PFI; and the board of Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley.
On December 1, 2007 he was elected to the position of the SNP's first ever Convenor of Local Government winning 110 of the 150 votes cast by party delegates at the SNP's National Council.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
councillors for Falkirk North Ward, having been the councillor for the former Middlefield Ward since 1999 and serving as councillor for the Victoria ward previously. He was also the SNP candidate for the Falkirk West
Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency)
Falkirk West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Together with a portion of Falkirk East, it was replaced by Falkirk.-Members of Parliament:...
seat at the 1997 general election, where he finished as runner-up to Dennis Canavan
Dennis Canavan
Dennis Andrew Canavan is a Scottish politician, and was an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West.-Early life:He was born in Cowdenbeath....
, winning 8,989 votes (23.43% of votes cast).
In 2004 he was appointed by Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond MSP is a Scottish politician and current First Minister of Scotland. He became Scotland's fourth First Minister in May 2007. He is the Leader of the Scottish National Party , having served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon...
as the SNP spokesperson on local government until the elections in May 2007.
He served as a member of the Central Scotland Joint Police Board; the Forth Valley Area Waste Strategy Working Group; the NHS Forth Valley Board until resigning in protest at the board's decision to build the new hospital at Larbert using PFI; and the board of Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley.
On December 1, 2007 he was elected to the position of the SNP's first ever Convenor of Local Government winning 110 of the 150 votes cast by party delegates at the SNP's National Council.