Alex Cole-Hamilton
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Western | |
Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Colin Keir |
Majority | 2,960 |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 July 1977 (age 39) |
Political party | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Website | http://www.alexcolehamilton.org.uk |
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP is a Scottish politician who is the Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the constituency of Edinburgh Western.[1]
After attending Madras College, a state school in St Andrews, he graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a degree in politics, and was President of the Students' Representative Council from 1999-2000.
Cole-Hamilton stood in several constituencies unsuccessfully as a Lib Dem candidate in Scottish Parliament elections in 2003 for the Kirkcaldy constituency; 2007 in Stirling and 2011 in Edinburgh Central.
In the United Kingdom general election, 2005 he stood in the constituency of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.
References
- ↑ "Election 2016: Edinburgh Western". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
Parliament of Scotland | ||
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Preceded by Colin Keir |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Western 2016–present |
Incumbent |
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