Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2019
Preceded by
Lesley Laird
Majority
1,243 (2.6%)
Councillor, Fife Council
In office 3 May 2012 – 4 May 2017
Constituency
Dunfermline Central
Personal details
Born
James Neale Hanvey
(1964-12-28) 28 December 1964 (age 59) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political party
Alba (2021–present) SNP (until 2021)
Alma mater
City University, London
Website
nealehanvey.com
James Neale Hanvey (born 28 December 1964)[1][2][3] is a Scottish politician serving as the Leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons since 2021, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath since 2019.[4]
Formerly a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he defected from the SNP to the Alba Party in March 2021. He was the SNP member and spokesperson for the Health and Social Care Select Committee[5] and he was briefly SNP Spokesperson on the Covid Vaccine Deployment.
^"Hanvey, (James) Neale, (born 28 Dec. 1964), MP (SNP) Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293966. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^"UK Parliamentary Election for the constituencies of Dunfermline and Fife West; Glenrothes; Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath; North East Fife" (PDF). Returning Officer, Fife Council. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
^"General Election 2019: Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^"Health and Social Care Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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