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<div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">British banker (born 1972)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other people named Daniel Alexander, see <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Alexander_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Daniel Alexander (disambiguation)">Daniel Alexander (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Alexander" title="Douglas Alexander">Douglas Alexander</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Danny_alexander_hi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Danny_alexander_hi.jpg/220px-Danny_alexander_hi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Danny_alexander_hi.jpg/330px-Danny_alexander_hi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Danny_alexander_hi.jpg/440px-Danny_alexander_hi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="683" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Alexander in 2011</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />29 May 2010 – 8 May 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Laws" title="David Laws">David Laws</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Hands" title="Greg Hands">Greg Hands</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />12 May 2010 – 29 May 2010</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Murphy" title="Jim Murphy">Jim Murphy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Moore_(Scottish_politician)" title="Michael Moore (Scottish politician)">Michael Moore</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrat_Treasury_spokesperson" title="Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson">Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />7 January 2015 – 11 May 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vince_Cable" title="Vince Cable">Vince Cable</a> (2010)<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_aaa"><a href="#endnote_aaa">[a]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Kramer" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Kramer">Baroness Kramer</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/Inverness,_Nairn,_Badenoch_and_Strathspey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)">Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Constituency established</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Drew_Hendry" title="Drew Hendry">Drew Hendry</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1972-05-15</span>) </span>15 May 1972<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 52)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, Scotland, United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats">Scottish Liberal Democrats</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output 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right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sir Daniel Grian Alexander</b> (born 15 May 1972) is a British former <a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">politician</a> who was <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a> between 2010 and 2015. He was the <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> (MP) for the <a href="/wiki/Inverness,_Nairn,_Badenoch_and_Strathspey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)">Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey</a> constituency from 2005 until the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">general election in May 2015</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first parliamentary term (<a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a>–2010), Alexander was the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrat_frontbench_team" title="Liberal Democrat frontbench team">Liberal Democrat spokesperson</a> for <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Work_and_Pensions" title="Department for Work and Pensions">Work and Pensions</a> (2007–2008), the Chief of Staff to party leader <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, and Chair of the Liberal Democrat Manifesto Group (2007–2010).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 general election</a> producing a <a href="/wiki/Hung_parliament" title="Hung parliament">hung parliament</a>, he was one of the four Liberal Democrat MPs, along with <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stunell" title="Andrew Stunell">Andrew Stunell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Huhne" title="Chris Huhne">Chris Huhne</a>, and <a href="/wiki/David_Laws" title="David Laws">David Laws</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who were involved in negotiating the <a href="/wiki/Conservative%E2%80%93Liberal_Democrat_coalition_agreement" title="Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement">coalition agreement</a> for the new <a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">coalition government</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a>. Alexander was initially appointed <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but at the end of May 2010, he was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a>, following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/David_Laws" title="David Laws">David Laws</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-news.bbc.co.uk_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.bbc.co.uk-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was <a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">knighted</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Dissolution_Honours" title="2015 Dissolution Honours">2015 Dissolution Honours</a> List on 27 August 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alexander was born in <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>. As a child he lived on the island of <a href="/wiki/Colonsay" title="Colonsay">Colonsay</a> where his father was a firefighter, potter and deputy pier master. He attended Colonsay Primary School. The family then moved briefly to <a href="/wiki/South_Uist" title="South Uist">South Uist</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Hebrides" title="Outer Hebrides">Outer Hebrides</a>, and next to <a href="/wiki/Invergarry" title="Invergarry">Invergarry</a> on the mainland, where he attended Invergarry Primary School. </p><p>He was then educated at <a href="/wiki/Lochaber_High_School" title="Lochaber High School">Lochaber High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_William,_Scotland" title="Fort William, Scotland">Fort William</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Highlands" title="Scottish Highlands">Scottish Highlands</a>. He went on to study <a href="/wiki/Philosophy,_politics_and_economics" title="Philosophy, politics and economics">Philosophy, politics and economics</a> (PPE) at <a href="/wiki/St_Anne%27s_College,_Oxford" title="St Anne's College, Oxford">St Anne's College, Oxford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1993 to 1994, Alexander worked as a <a href="/wiki/Press_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Press officer">press officer</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats">Scottish Liberal Democrats</a>, before spending eight years as the <a href="/wiki/Director_of_communications" title="Director of communications">Director of communications</a> at the <a href="/wiki/European_Movement_UK" title="European Movement UK">European Movement</a> (1996–1999) and its successor organisation, the <a href="/wiki/Britain_in_Europe" title="Britain in Europe">Britain in Europe</a> campaign (1999–2004). From 2004 to 2005, he was the head of communications for <a href="/wiki/Cairngorms_National_Park" title="Cairngorms National Park">Cairngorms National Park</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> considered by some critics as being his "biggest job outside of politics".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_of_Parliament">Member of Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Member of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alexander was elected to the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Inverness,_Nairn,_Badenoch_and_Strathspey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)">constituency of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2005_UK_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 UK general election">2005 UK general election</a>. He won the seat from <a href="/wiki/David_Stewart_(Scottish_politician)" title="David Stewart (Scottish politician)">David Stewart</a>, who was previously the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Labour Party">Labour</a> MP for <a href="/wiki/Inverness_East,_Nairn_and_Lochaber_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)">Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber</a>, the basis of the new constituency.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In August 2005, it was revealed that <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Haskins" title="Christopher Haskins">Christopher Haskins</a>, a Labour peer who was a friend of Alexander, had donated £2,500 to Alexander's campaign; subsequently Haskins was expelled from the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour party</a> for this action.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Front_bench_spokesman">Front bench spokesman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Front bench spokesman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the start of the new parliament in 2005, Alexander was appointed by party leader <a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Charles Kennedy</a> as a junior spokesman for <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Work_and_Pensions" title="Department for Work and Pensions">Work and Pensions</a>, responsible for disability issues, where he contributed to debates on <a href="/wiki/Incapacity_Benefit" title="Incapacity Benefit">incapacity Benefit</a> reform, the <a href="/wiki/Child_Support_Agency" title="Child Support Agency">Child Support Agency</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pensions_Commission" title="Pensions Commission">Turner Report</a> on future pension provision in the United Kingdom. From 2005 to 2008, he was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Scottish Affairs Select Committee">Scottish Affairs Select Committee</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2007, he was appointed as Liberal Democrat spokesperson for <a href="/wiki/Social_Exclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Social Exclusion">Social Exclusion</a> for six months, before becoming the party's spokesperson for <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Work_and_Pensions" title="Secretary of State for Work and Pensions">Work and Pensions</a>, holding the post until June 2008. He gave this post up to focus on his role as <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_staff" title="Chief of staff">chief of staff</a> to the new party leader, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, as well as his responsibility for leading the preparation of the party's election manifesto.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_of_staff_to_Nick_Clegg">Chief of staff to Nick Clegg</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chief of staff to Nick Clegg"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2008, Alexander gave up the Work and Pensions brief to become Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of his role Alexander became the main author of the 2010 Liberal Democrat general election manifesto and became a confidant of the leader.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the election Alexander became one to the key negotiators in the coalition discussions with the Conservatives and played a key role in the negotiating of the Coalition agreement alongside <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Letwin" title="Oliver Letwin">Oliver Letwin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coalition_Government">Coalition Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Coalition Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 general election</a>, Alexander was part of the Liberal Democrats key negotiating team alongside <a href="/wiki/Chris_Huhne" title="Chris Huhne">Chris Huhne</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Laws" title="David Laws">David Laws</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stunell" title="Andrew Stunell">Andrew Stunell</a> that brokered the agreement to go into a governing coalition with the Conservatives.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was initially appointed <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a> for the coalition government, then was appointed <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a> after the resignation of <a href="/wiki/David_Laws" title="David Laws">David Laws</a> on 29 May 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-news.bbc.co.uk_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.bbc.co.uk-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was appointed as a <a href="/wiki/Privy_Counsellor" class="mw-redirect" title="Privy Counsellor">Privy Counsellor</a> on 13 May 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-pc-13may2010_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc-13may2010-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Secretary of State for Scotland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the negotiations between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, Alexander was appointed to the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">cabinet</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a> making him one of five Liberal Democrats to serve in the <a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">Cameron–Clegg coalition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of his role Alexander was given responsibility to implement the recommendations of the <a href="/wiki/Calman_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Calman Commission">Calman Commission</a> which was to give more fiscal powers to the Scottish Parliament, the promise to implement the proposals had formed part of the coalition agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> See also: <a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2012" title="Scotland Act 2012">Scotland Act 2012</a> </p><p>In his first official visit to Scotland in his new capacity Alexander was accompanied by the Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> for a series of meetings with the First Minister <a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a>. Cameron called for a fresh start in relations between the parliaments in <a href="/wiki/Westminster" title="Westminster">Westminster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Holyrood,_Edinburgh" title="Holyrood, Edinburgh">Holyrood</a> and committed to appearing every year to answer questions at the Scottish Parliament. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Alexander's tenure as Scottish Secretary was short lived, and just over two weeks from his appointment on 29 May 2010 he was promoted to the role of <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Chief Secretary to the Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</a> following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/David_Laws" title="David Laws">David Laws</a>. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Moore_(Scottish_politician)" title="Michael Moore (Scottish politician)">Michael Moore</a>, MP for <a href="/wiki/Berwickshire,_Roxburgh_and_Selkirk" class="mw-redirect" title="Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk">Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk</a>, replaced Alexander as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_Secretary_to_the_Treasury">Chief Secretary to the Treasury</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Chief Secretary to the Treasury"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The move to the Treasury and the effective number two position to chancellor <a href="/wiki/George_Osborne" title="George Osborne">George Osborne</a> marked his second cabinet post in under a month. The role effectively put Alexander in charge of the government's deficit reduction plan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Capital_gains_tax_controversy">Capital gains tax controversy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Capital gains tax controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two days after being appointed to his new position, the <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Telegraph" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily Telegraph">Daily Telegraph</a></i> newspaper published front-page allegations that Alexander had exploited a legal loophole to avoid the payment of <a href="/wiki/Capital_gains_tax" title="Capital gains tax">capital gains tax</a> on a property he had sold in 2007 alleging that he had profited from a "morally dubious" loophole to avoid paying capital gains tax. A few days earlier, the same newspaper had caused the resignation of Alexander's predecessor <a href="/wiki/David_Laws" title="David Laws">David Laws</a> after finding irregularities in his expenses claims. The paper suggested that "the fact that Mr Alexander has become the second Lib Dem to face questions about his finances within three days has focused attention on whether the party leadership has properly audited the financial activities of its senior figures".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alexander had bought the property, a London flat, in 1999 and, after being elected to parliament for a Scottish constituency in 2005, designated the property as his "second home" while claiming that his first home was now in his constituency. The property was then sold in 2007 for a profit on which he paid no capital gains tax.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the property was the only one he owned, up until 2006, <a href="/wiki/HM_Revenue_and_Customs" title="HM Revenue and Customs">HM Revenue and Customs</a> rules meant that capital gains tax was not payable as should someone find a buyer for their home within three years the property qualifies for relief from [capital gains tax] as long as the property has been the only or main home at some point. Speaking at the time Alexander said "I have always listed London as my second home on the basis set out in the parliamentary rules as I spent more time in Scotland than I did in London."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Daily Telegraph</i> stated "there is no suggestion that Mr Alexander has actually broken any tax laws".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010_Spending_Review">2010 Spending Review</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2010 Spending Review"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2010_Spending_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Spending Review">2010 Spending Review</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MP_Danny_Alexander_on_Sky_News.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/MP_Danny_Alexander_on_Sky_News.jpg/170px-MP_Danny_Alexander_on_Sky_News.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/MP_Danny_Alexander_on_Sky_News.jpg/255px-MP_Danny_Alexander_on_Sky_News.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/MP_Danny_Alexander_on_Sky_News.jpg/340px-MP_Danny_Alexander_on_Sky_News.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1086" /></a><figcaption>Alexander speaking to <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>On 8 June 2010 Alexander and the Chancellor <a href="/wiki/George_Osborne" title="George Osborne">George Osborne</a> announced details of how they would conduct the government's spending review which would set spending limits for every government department for the period from 2011 to 2012 up until 2014–15. As part of the review due to be announced on 20 October 2010 a star chamber was established chaired by Osborne and Alexander designed to scrutinise the spending plans of each government department.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the announcement of how the review would take place, Alexander announced on 17 June 2010 that £2billion worth of projects agreed by the previous Labour government would be cancelled. The projects included an £80million loan to <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Forgemasters" title="Sheffield Forgemasters">Sheffield Forgemasters</a> and the cancellation of a £25million visitors centre at <a href="/wiki/Stonehenge" title="Stonehenge">Stonehenge</a>. Labour attacked the plans as an "attack on jobs" but Alexander countered by saying that the previous government had gone on a "pre-election spending spree in the full knowledge that the government had long since run out of money."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the announcement on the cancellation of projects, Alexander worked closely with the Chancellor <a href="/wiki/George_Osborne" title="George Osborne">George Osborne</a> to produce an emergency budget on 22 June 2010 which announced a series of measures designed to reduce the United Kingdom's budget deficit. Measures included a rise in the rate of <a href="/wiki/VAT" class="mw-redirect" title="VAT">VAT</a> from 17.5% to 20% starting in 2011, a rise in <a href="/wiki/Capital_gains_tax" title="Capital gains tax">Capital gains tax</a> from 18% to 28% and the introduction of a levy on the banks designed to raise £2 billion a year.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Defending the budget against allegations that it disproportionately hit the poor hardest, Alexander described it as "fair" and "progressive" saying "this is a Budget that protects the most vulnerable – especially children in poverty and pensioners – while ensuring those with the broadest shoulders take the greatest share of the burden.".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the budget, and in the period until the spending review, Alexander found himself at the heart of controversial spending decisions made by the government. A series of leaked letters from cabinet ministers showed that the spending review was causing strain within government departments including within the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Work_and_Pensions" title="Department for Work and Pensions">Department for Work and Pensions</a> when a memo from Osborne to <a href="/wiki/Iain_Duncan_Smith" title="Iain Duncan Smith">Iain Duncan Smith</a> suggested that deep cuts to the welfare budget had already been agreed, prompting accusations by Labour that the cuts were "vicious" and an attack on the poorest in society. In response Alexander said "I am not going to comment on a leaked letter but what I will say is that with welfare spending making up nearly £200 billion, of course it is something we have to look at in the context of the spending review."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Further controversy came when the Treasury announced that the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> would have to include the £20 billion replacement of <a href="/wiki/Trident_(UK_nuclear_programme)" title="Trident (UK nuclear programme)">Trident</a> within their budget on top of potential cuts of potentially up to 10 and 20%.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Secretary of State for Defence <a href="/wiki/Liam_Fox" title="Liam Fox">Liam Fox</a> later wrote to <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> in another leaked letter saying that cuts in defence spending would seriously damage troops' morale.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Justice" title="Secretary of State for Justice">Secretary of State for Justice</a>, said that he was "relishing" life back at the centre of government and said that the discussions on the spending review he had with Danny Alexander were "rather informal but quite intense and serious."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 19 October 2010, the day before the spending review was announced in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a>, Alexander was photographed reading a memo which showed that as a result of the cuts the government would be announcing up to 490,000 public service jobs could be lost. The figure contained within confidential briefing papers came from the <a href="/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" title="Office for Budget Responsibility">Office for Budget Responsibility</a> (OBR).<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 October 2010, the chancellor <a href="/wiki/George_Osborne" title="George Osborne">George Osborne</a> announced the findings of the review which included the claim from the OBR. Other key points from the review included an average 19% cut in departmental budgets, the desire to eliminate the structural deficit by 2015, £7bn extra in cuts to welfare spending and a move for the retirement age to be increased to 66 for both men and women by 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a letter to Liberal Democrat members Alexander defended the cuts by saying "When we came into office, we inherited an economy that was on the brink. With the largest budget deficit in Europe and no plan for tackling it, Britain faced huge economic risks. These could only be dealt with by a clear plan to deal rapidly with the worst financial position this country has faced for generations." </p><p>Despite the scale of the cuts announced Alexander, in his letter, went on to claim that the burden had been spread fairly by ensuring that key public services relied on by the most vulnerable in society had been protected. He emphasised the announcement of the 'fairness premium' designed to help the poorest children and noted that key transport projects had been given the go ahead as well as the announcement of a green investment bank.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bank_lobbying">Bank lobbying</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Bank lobbying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was reported in the Independent in December 2011 that Danny Alexander had been involved in meetings<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with bankers lobbying to avoid proposals in the Vickers Report<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that were intended to reduce risks in the banking industry. The talks were alleged to be secret, but were obtained via a Freedom of Information request. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North_Sea_oil_windfall_tax">North Sea oil windfall tax</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: North Sea oil windfall tax"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alexander caused controversy after giving a speech to a group of businessmen that a £10 billion <a href="/wiki/Windfall_tax_(United_Kingdom)" title="Windfall tax (United Kingdom)">windfall tax</a> on <a href="/wiki/North_Sea_oil" title="North Sea oil">North Sea oil</a> revenue in the 2011 budget was his idea.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move has been estimated to cost up to 40,000 jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trident_nuclear_review">Trident nuclear review</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Trident nuclear review"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 22 September 2012, Danny Alexander was appointed by <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> to review alternatives to like-for-like replacement of the <a href="/wiki/Trident_nuclear_missile_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Trident nuclear missile system">Trident nuclear missile system</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="Minister of State for the Armed Forces">Minister of State for the Armed Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Harvey" title="Nick Harvey">Nick Harvey</a> left the government in <a href="/wiki/2012_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2012 British cabinet reshuffle">David Cameron's government reshuffle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Allegations_of_"pork-barrel_politics"_ahead_of_the_2015_general_election"><span id="Allegations_of_.22pork-barrel_politics.22_ahead_of_the_2015_general_election"></span>Allegations of "pork-barrel politics" ahead of the 2015 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Allegations of "pork-barrel politics" ahead of the 2015 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2015, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> was accused of a "desperate ploy" to save Alexander's seat from the SNP by offering the possibility of completing a city deal for Inverness just ahead of the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 general election</a>. Highland council had been lobbying for a deal worth up to £300 million to improve tourist and sports facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Yellow_budget""><span id=".22Yellow_budget.22"></span>"Yellow budget"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: "Yellow budget""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The day after approving the last budget of the Coalition as set out by <a href="/wiki/George_Osborne" title="George Osborne">George Osborne</a>, Alexander took the unprecedented step of issuing an alternative fiscal plan for the next Parliament based on Liberal Democrat policy.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-indbudg_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indbudg-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a sparsely attended Commons session Alexander announced plans to borrow £70 billion less than Labour and cut £50 billion less than the Conservatives in the next parliament. He was barracked by Labour MPs throughout, who repeatedly alluded to the Red Book containing the official budget unveiled the day before.<sup id="cite_ref-indbudg_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indbudg-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="After_politics">After politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: After politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 general election</a>, with 31.3% of the vote, Alexander lost his seat to the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Drew_Hendry" title="Drew Hendry">Drew Hendry</a>, who received 50.1% of the votes cast. He was offered a position in the House of Lords but declined.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later became vice president for policy and strategy at the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Infrastructure_Investment_Bank" title="Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank">Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Asian_Infrastructure_Investment_Bank_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Asian_Infrastructure_Investment_Bank-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alexander married Rebecca Hoar in July 2005 in <a href="/wiki/Chippenham" title="Chippenham">Chippenham</a>. They have two children.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In October 2010, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party <a href="/wiki/Harriet_Harman" title="Harriet Harman">Harriet Harman</a> mentioned Alexander during her speech at the Labour Party's Scottish Conference, referring to his <a href="/wiki/Red_hair" title="Red hair">red hair</a>. She said, "Now, many of us in the Labour Party are conservationists and we all love the <a href="/wiki/Red_squirrel" title="Red squirrel">red squirrel</a>. But there is one ginger rodent which we never want to see again in the Highlands – Danny Alexander." The speech generated controversial media attention and Alexander responded stating he was "proud" of his hair colour. Harman later apologised, admitting her conduct was "wrong".<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2012 the <a href="/wiki/Cairngorm_Brewery" title="Cairngorm Brewery">Cairngorm Brewery</a> rebranded their beer called "Cairngorm Gold" as "Ginger Rodent" with Alexander's agreement and cooperation. This same beer is also exported to Australia where it is called "Sheepshaggers Gold".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The brewery is located in his former constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alexander has been nicknamed "<a href="/wiki/Beaker_(Muppet)" title="Beaker (Muppet)">Beaker</a>" due to his resemblance to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i> character.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alexander is a self described <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> fan.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_Alexander&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32653732">"Election results: Lib Dem Danny Alexander loses to SNP - BBC News"</a>. 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(1675–1732)">Mar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Graham,_1st_Duke_of_Montrose" title="James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose">Montrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ker,_1st_Duke_of_Roxburghe" title="John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe">Roxburghe</a></li> <li><i>Vacant</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hay,_4th_Marquess_of_Tweeddale" title="John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale">Tweeddale</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(Government_in_Scotland).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg/100px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Des Browne">Browne</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Murphy" title="Jim Murphy">Murphy</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Moore_(Scottish_politician)" title="Michael Moore (Scottish politician)">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alistair_Carmichael" title="Alistair Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Mundell" title="David Mundell">Mundell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alister_Jack" title="Alister Jack">Jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Murray_(Scottish_politician)" title="Ian Murray (Scottish politician)">Murray</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>*Also <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a>; **<a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Gillan" title="Cheryl Gillan">Cheryl Gillan</a> (2010–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Jones_(Clwyd_West_MP)" title="David Jones (Clwyd West MP)">David Jones</a> (2012–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Crabb" title="Stephen Crabb">Stephen Crabb</a> (2014–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alun_Cairns" title="Alun Cairns">Alun Cairns</a> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport">Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt" title="Jeremy Hunt">Jeremy Hunt</a> (2010–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Miller" title="Maria Miller">Maria Miller</a> (2012–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sajid_Javid" title="Sajid Javid">Sajid Javid</a> (2014–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Whittingdale" title="John Whittingdale">John Whittingdale</a> (2015–2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible expanded navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Cabinet_members_not_heading_a_ministry" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Cabinet members not heading a ministry</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Cabinet_Office" title="Minister for the Cabinet Office">Minister for the Cabinet Office</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Paymaster_General" title="Paymaster General">Paymaster General</a></th><td 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(2012–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Hague" title="William Hague">William Hague</a> (2014–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Grayling" title="Chris Grayling">Chris Grayling</a> (2015–2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">Chief Whip in the House of Commons</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McLoughlin" title="Patrick McLoughlin">Patrick McLoughlin</a> (2010–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Mitchell" title="Andrew Mitchell">Andrew Mitchell</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Young,_Baron_Young_of_Cookham" title="George Young, Baron Young of Cookham">George Young</a> (2012–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Gove" title="Michael Gove">Michael Gove</a> (2014–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Harper" title="Mark Harper">Mark Harper</a> (2015–2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Galbraith,_2nd_Baron_Strathclyde" title="Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde">The Lord Strathclyde</a> (2010–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Hill,_Baron_Hill_of_Oareford" title="Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford">The Lord Hill of Oareford</a> (2013–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Stowell,_Baroness_Stowell_of_Beeston" title="Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston">The Baroness Stowell of Beeston</a> 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