Douglas Alexander

The Right Honourable Douglas Alexander
File:Official portrait of Douglas Alexander MP crop 2, 2024.jpg Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Scotland
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 September 2025
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Ian Murray
In office 6 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Alistair Darling
Succeeded by	Des Browne
Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
In office 10 February 2025 – 5 September 2025
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	The Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security
In office 6 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Greg Hands
In office 8 September 2004 – 5 May 2005
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Mike O'Brien
Succeeded by	Ian Pearson
Ministerial offices 2001‍–‍2010 Secretary of State for International Development In office 28 June 2007 – 11 May 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by Hilary Benn Succeeded by Andrew Mitchell Secretary of State for Transport In office 6 May 2006 – 28 June 2007 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Alistair Darling Succeeded by Ruth Kelly Minister of State for Europe In office 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Denis MacShane Succeeded by Geoff Hoon Minister for the Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster In office 13 June 2003 – 8 September 2004 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by The Lord Macdonald of Tradeston Succeeded by Alan Milburn Minister of State for the Cabinet Office In office 29 May 2002 – 13 June 2003 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Barbara Roche Succeeded by David Miliband (2004) Minister of State for e-Commerce and Competitiveness In office 11 June 2001 – 29 May 2002 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Ian McCartney (1999) Succeeded by Stephen Timms
Shadow cabinet portfolios Member of Parliament for Lothian East Incumbent Assumed office 4 July 2024 Preceded by Kenny MacAskill Majority 13,265 (27.7%) Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South Paisley South (1997–2005) In office 6 November 1997 – 30 March 2015 Preceded by Gordon McMaster Succeeded by Mhairi Black Personal details Born Douglas Garven Alexander 26 October 1967 (aged 58) Glasgow, Scotland Political party Labour Co-op Relations Wendy Alexander (sister) Education University of Edinburgh Douglas Garven Alexander (born October 26, 1967) is a Scottish politician. In 2025, he became the Secretary of State for Scotland. Before the 2010 General election he was Secretary of State for International Development, afterwards he became the Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and is now Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He is the Member of Parliament for the Paisley and Renfrewshire South constituency in the United Kingdom. He was first elected in 1997 in a by-election. He is a member of the Labour Party. Douglas Alexander Media Alexander at the India Economic Summit, 2008 Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in conversation with the BBC's Martha Kearney (12342016944).jpg Alexander (right) in January 2014 Notes References