Description: Biography of Alistair Darling with an emphasis on his political life from his election as Member of Parliament in 1987 to present day.
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Alistair Darling, currently acting as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer was born in 1953 in London. After he completed the Loretto School, Musselburgh, he was admitted to the University of Aberdeen where he graduated in 1976. In 1978, he became a solicitor and in 1984, he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates (a body of independent lawyers who practise law as Advocates before the Courts of Scotland). Darling entered politics in 1982 when he was elected Councillor to the Lothian Regional Council and serv
In 1987, Darling managed to defeat the Conservative Member of Parliament Sir Alexander Fletcher, however, his Labour Party did not managed to defeat the Conservatives led by Margaret Thatcher. From 1988 to 1992, he was opposition spokesman for Home Affairs. During the next mandate from 1992 to 1996, he served as opposition spokesman for Treasury Economic Affairs and the City. One year before the 1997 General Election, he became Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The Labour Party led by Tony Blair final
After Tony Blair’s resignation as Prime Minister in June 2007, his successor Gordon Brown appointed Darling as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He took over the office in very difficult times for both the Labour Party and the British economy. Darling was re-elected as Member of Parliament in the 2010 General Election, however, the British voters decided for David Cameron’s Conservative Party instead. After the defeat of the Labour Party at the 2010 General Election, Darling announced to take a “year out” from t