Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond is one of those rare politicians who genuinely bent the arc of his nation's story. Whatever you make of his politics, dragging Scottish independence all the way to a real referendum, twice leading the SNP, and then founding the Alba Party shows a conviction most careers never muster. The St Andrews-trained economist had a rhetorical force that lit a fire in millions, even if the vote went against him. I respect leaders who refuse to dilute their beliefs for comfort. His death in 2024 closed a genuinely consequential chapter, and from a Linlithgow town he reshaped a country's imagination.

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Name (English)

Alex Salmond

Name (Japanese)

アレックス・サモンド

Reading

あれっくす・さもんど

Born

December 31, 1954 – October 12, 2024

Origin

Linlithgow, United Kingdom

Occupation

economist / politician / autobiographer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Horse

University

University of St Andrews

• Official sitehttp://www.alexsalmond.scot/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alexsalmond/
• Xhttps://x.com/AlexSalmond
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Salmond
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10652

Tags

• economist
• politician
• autobiographer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.