Alex Rowley
Alex Rowley Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity | |
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Born | Alexander Andrew Penman Rowley 30 November 1963 Dunfermline, Scotland, UK |
Political party | Scottish Labour |
Children | 3, including Danielle |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Website | Official website |
Alexander Andrew Penman Rowley (born 30 November 1963) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2015 to 2017 and acting leader of the party from August to November 2017. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 2014, firstly for the Cowdenbeath constituency and the Mid Scotland and Fife region since 2016. He has been described as being on the political left of the party.
Born in
Following the resignation of
Early life
Born in Dunfermline and raised in Kelty, Rowley was educated at St Columba's High School in Dunfermline.[1] He studied for an MA Honours in sociology and politics at Newbattle Abbey College in Dalkeith and the University of Edinburgh and later for an MSc in community education at Edinburgh.[2]
Political career
Rowley was
Prior to his election to the
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Rowley declared his candidacy for the Scottish Labour Party's
In September 2017, a leaked recording that was taken without permission and sold to
Shadow Cabinet
From October 2018 to September 2019, Rowley served as
Rowley became
Personal life
Rowley has three adult children, a granddaughter, and a grandson. He is the father of Danielle Rowley, who served as MP for Midlothian from the 2017 general election until the 2019 general election.
On 15 November 2017, Rowley resigned as deputy leader and referred himself to an internal investigation after a former partner took to the Scottish Sun to accuse him of sending her disrespectful text messages four years previously.[16] Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale and leadership candidate Anas Sarwar called for Rowley to be suspended from the party while the investigation was carried out.[17][18] Rowley claimed there was a determined attempt to use the media to damage him and his family for political purposes. The investigation concluded there was no case to answer as the party had not received a formal complaint. A party spokesperson added: "The party was approached by newspapers with unsubstantiated claims, with no evidence shared with the Labour party prior to publication in the Sun newspaper."[19]
References
- ^ "School Visits – Alex Rowley MSP". 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020.
- ^ "BMMS May 1999". Artsweb.bham.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Labour denies London control claim". BBC News.
- ^ "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express". Express.co.uk. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ Jack O'Sullivan Scotland Correspondent (21 May 1999). "Parliament: Scotland: Labour sacks Scots party chief". The Independent. London, UK. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Kezia Dugdale steps down as Scottish Labour's leader". The Economist. 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Dugdale named Scottish Labour leader". BBC News. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Kezia Dugdale quits as Scottish Labour leader". 29 August 2017 – via bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Rowley 'gutted' over leadership row tape". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Labour's Shadow Cabinet". Scottish Labour. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Labour leader urged to sack colleague over Budget 'humiliation'". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Labour reshuffle as Sarah Boyack returns to frontline politics". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Anas Sarwar returns to Labour frontbench in reshuffle". STV News. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Leadership Election 2021 – Nominations". Scottish Labour. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna (1 March 2021). "Sarwar unveils new 'campaign cabinet' to lead Scottish Labour into election". LabourList. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Alex Rowley steps down as interim Scottish Labour leader". Holyrood Website. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Eardley, Nick [@nickeardleybbc] (15 November 2017). "Kezia Dugdale says Alex Rowley should be suspended by party https://t.co/3Gref5pBKM" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Samson, Kathryn [@STVKathryn] (15 November 2017). "@AnasSarwar calls for Alex Rowley to be suspended while investigation carried out. https://t.co/zaSdSF4QfW" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Labour received "no formal complaint" about Alex Rowley". Holyrood Magazine. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Alex Rowley
- www.alexrowley.org
- Scottish Labour MSPs