Alex Cole-Hamilton
Alex Cole-Hamilton | |
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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.