Alasdair Douglas Pinkerton is a British Liberal Democrats politician and academic who has been Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath since 2024.[1]
Al Pinkerton | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Gove |
| Majority | 5,640 (11.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alasdair Douglas Pinkerton Scotland |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Surrey Heath |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews (MA) Royal Holloway, University of London (PhD) |
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| Website | https://pinkerton.vote |
Early life and career
editPinkerton was born and grew up in Scotland. He graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2001, and was an HMO landlord for a property in St Andrews between 2001 and 2005.[2][3] In 2006, he completed his PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London under the supervision of Klaus Dodds.[4]
Since 2009, Pinkerton has worked as an academic at Royal Holloway and until his election, as an associate professor of geopolitics.[5][6] In 2013, he served as an accredited observer of the Falkland Islands referendum.[7]
Political career
editPinkerton first sought election to Parliament in the 2019 general election for Surrey Heath delivering an unexpected 11.1% swing against incumbent Michael Gove. He spent the next five years pursuing Surrey Heath for the Liberal Democrats,[8] seeing them come close to taking a number of Surrey County Council seats in 2021 and then taking control of Surrey Heath Borough Council in 2023, for the first time in its 49-year history.[9]
Published works
editReferences
edit- ^ "Surrey Heath | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Meet Al - Surrey Heath Liberal Democrats". www.surreyheathlibdems.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "HMO Public Register" (PDF). Fife Council. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Introducing Alasdair Pinkerton". Exploring Geopolitics. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Alasdair Pinkerton". Royal Holloway Research Portal. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Maiden speech: Al Pinkerton MP for Surrey Heath". Liberal Democrat Voice. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Alasdair Pinkerton". The Conversation. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Balls, Katy (2024-06-19). "Meet Surrey's 'M&S movers'". The Spectator. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Surrey election results 2023: Conservatives lose seats across the county". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ Dodds, Klaus; Pinkerton, Alasdair (October 2013). "The Falkland Islands referendum 2013". Polar Record. 49 (4): 413–416. Bibcode:2013PoRec..49..413D. doi:10.1017/S0032247413000326. ISSN 0032-2474.
- ^ Adey, Peter; Bowstead, Janet C.; Brickell, Katherine; Desai, Vandana; Dolton, Mike; Pinkerton, Alasdair; Siddiqi, Ayesha, eds. (2020). The Handbook of Displacement. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47178-1. ISBN 978-3-030-47177-4.
External links
edit- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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