See soorce fer Alasdair Allan

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| name = Alasdair Allan
| honorific-suffix = [[Memmer of the Scots Pairlament |MSP]]
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| office = [[Meenister for International Development an Europe]]
| term_start = 18 May 2016
| term_end = 26 June 2018
| firstMeenister = [[Nicola Sturgeon]]
| predecessor = [[Humza Yousaf]] (as  Meenister fir Europe an International Development)
| successor = [[Ben Macpherson (politeecian)|Ben Macpherson]]
| office1 = [[Meenister for Learnin, Science an Scotland's Languages]]
| term_start1 = 7 December 2011
| term_end1 = 18 May 2016
| firstminister1 = [[Alex Salmond]]<br />[[Nicola Sturgeon]]
| predecessor1 = Himsel (as Meenister for Learnin an Skills)
| successor1 = [[Shirley-Anne Somerville]] (as Meenister fir Faurther Eddication, Heicher Eddication  an Science)
| office2 = [[Meenister fir Learnin an Skills]]
| term_start2 = 20 May 2011
| term_end2 = 7 December 2011
| firstminister2 = [[Alex Salmond]]
| predecessor2 = [[Angela Constance]] as Meenister for Skills an Lifelang Learnin
| successor2 = Himsel (as Meenister for Learnin, Science an Scotland's Leids)
| office3 = [[Memmer o the Scots Parliament]] <br /> fir [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scots Pairlament  constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]] 
| majority3 = 3,496 (26.5%)
| term_start3 = 3 May 2007
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| predecessor3 = [[Alasdair Morrison (politeecian)|Alasdair Morrison]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date an age|df=y|1971|5|6}}
| birth_place = [[Ashkirk]], Scotland
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'''Dr Alasdair Allan''' (born [[6 Mey]] 1971) is the [[Scots National Pairty]] (SNP) Memmer o the [[Scots Pairlament]] (MSP) fir [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scots Pairlament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]]. He speaks fower leids: [[Inglis leid|Inglis]], [[Scots leid|Scots]], [[Scots Gaelic]] an [[Norse leid|Norse]].

=== Career ===
A native o [[Ashkirk]], near [[Selkirk]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,alasdair-allan-on-making-scotlands-voice-heard_7426.htm |title=Alasdair Allan on making Scotland's voice heard |date=13 July 2017 |work=Holyrood |accessdate=20 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Allan wis born on 6 May 1971 tae Christine an John H. Allan. He graduatit fae the [[Varsity o Glesga]] wae ae MA in Scots language an leeteratur, continuing his studdies at the [[Varsity o Aiberdeen]], graduating wae a PhD in [[Scots leid]] in 1998. He wrate his Phd thesis in an anent the [[Scots leid]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.scot/msps/currentmsps/98278.aspx |title= MSPs > Current MSPs > Alasdair Allan > Personal Information |publisher=[[Scots Pairlament]] |website=www.parliament.scot |language=en|accessdate=30 August 2020}}</ref> an syne wrocht for SNP politeecians, [[Michael Russell (politeecian)|Mike Russell]] an [[Alex Salmond]] amang them.

He flittit tae the Isle o Lewis an teuk the Na h-Eileanan an Iar seat fae [[Labour Pairty (UK)|Labour]] in 2007 on a 5.4% swing, wi 46% o the vote.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/scottish_parliment/html/627.stm |title=Scottish elections 2007 > Western Isles |work=[[BBC News ]] |language=en |date=14 May 2007 |accessdate=30 August 2020}}</ref>


== References ==
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== Fremmit airtins ==
* [http://www.alasdairallan.scot/ Alasdair Allan's offeecial wabsteid] {{in|en}}

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