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Alex Salmond

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December 31, 1954, Linlithgow, Scotland
Died:
October 12, 2024, Ohrid, North Macedonia (aged 69)

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Alex Salmond (born December 31, 1954, Linlithgow, Scotland—died October 12, 2024, Ohrid, North Macedonia) was a Scottish politician who served in the British House of Commons (1987–2010 and 2015–17) and who was the first minister of Scotland (2007–14). Salmond studied economics at the University of St. Andrews and joined the civil service as an assistant economist (1978–80) for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland before working as an economist (1980–87) for the Royal Bank of Scotland. From an early age he gained a reputation as something of a rebel. He joined the pro-Scottish independence Scottish National Party (SNP) ...(100 of 1608 words)

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