Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan MSP
Meenister for International Development an Europe
In office 18 May 2016 – 26 June 2018
Precedit bi	Humza Yousaf (as Meenister fir Europe an International Development)
Succeedit bi	Ben Macpherson
Meenister for Learnin, Science an Scotland's Languages
In office 7 December 2011 – 18 May 2016
First Meenister	Alex Salmond Nicola Sturgeon
Precedit bi	Himsel (as Meenister for Learnin an Skills)
Succeedit bi	Shirley-Anne Somerville (as Meenister fir Faurther Eddication, Heicher Eddication an Science)
Meenister fir Learnin an Skills
In office 20 May 2011 – 7 December 2011
First Meenister	Alex Salmond
Precedit bi	Angela Constance as Meenister for Skills an Lifelang Learnin
Succeedit bi	Himsel (as Meenister for Learnin, Science an Scotland's Leids)
Memmer o the Scots Parliament fir Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 2007
Precedit bi	Alasdair Morrison
Majority	3,496 (26.5%)
Personal details
Born	(1971-05-06) 6 Mey 1971 Ashkirk, Scotland
Poleetical pairty	Scots National Pairty
Alma mater	Varsity o Aiberdeen, Glesga Varsity

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. He speaks fower leids: Inglis, Scots, Scots Gaelic an Norse.

Career

A native o Ashkirk, near Selkirk, 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, an syne wrocht for SNP politeecians, 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 in 2007 on a 5.4% swing, wi 46% o the vote.

Fremmit airtins

• Alasdair Allan's offeecial wabsteid (in Inglis)