Alex Neil
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 43 |
| Date of birth | June 9,1981 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Bellshill |
| United Kingdom | |
| Height | 170 (cm) |
| Spouse | Kristine Neil |
| Number | Hamilton Academical F. C. |
| Teams coached | Preston North End F. C. |
| Sunderland A.F.C. | |
| Children | Sienna Neil |
| Hayden Neil | |
| Parents | Davie McMillan |
| Ann Marie McMillan | |
| Position | Defensive midfielder |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 412842 |
Alex Neil Life story
Alexander Francis Neil is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Memorial celebrates 'radical spirit of Scotland' Winnie Ewing
... A second eulogy was given by former Scottish government Health Secretary Alex Neil who said Mrs Ewing had " changed the face of British politics forever"...
Block on Scottish gender reforms to be challenged in court
... Former SNP minister Alex Neil told BBC Scotland earlier on Wednesday that " every lawyer I have spoken to has told me we don t have a cat in hell s chance of winning" a legal battle...
Nominations to close in SNP leadership race
... One former SNP minister, Alex Neil, told on Friday that Mr Yousaf had contrived to " skip" the vote by arranging this meeting 19 days in advance, and that it could have been rescheduled...
Why is there a row over Scotland's longest road?
... On 6 December 2011, the then infrastructure and capital investment secretary Alex Neil launched a new investment plan which included a commitment to dual the A9 between Inverness and Perth by 2025...
The SNP MSP, says election win, could the independence of mandate'
...Alex Neil is a former health Minister in the Scottish government A SNP victory in the next Scottish Parliament elections, the party has claimed a mandate for independence , one of the party s senior MSPs...
Memorial celebrates 'radical spirit of Scotland' Winnie Ewing
Former First Minister Alex Salmond has led tributes to SNP politician Winnie Ewing at a memorial service in Inverness.
Known famously as Madame Ecosse,.
She became Scotland 's first SNP female parliamentarian After Her shock victory at the Hamilton by-election in 1967.
Mr Salmond told The Service in Inverness Cathedral Mrs Ewing was " the true radical spirit of Scotland ".
He added: " Winnie's commitment to Scotland was instinctive, heartfelt, her Scottish nationalism The Product of a loving family upbringing even through the turbulence of wartime Scotland .
" Her real achievement was to tilt the Axis Of Scottish politics, to put Scottish independence on the map and help define it as a positive, forward-looking, internationalist force.
" All That and to have the genius to define it in one single phrase ringing through The Years ; 'Stop The World - Scotland wants to get on'".
Mr Salmond ended by saying The Poet Hugh Macdiarmid had once described Robert Burns as " the true radical spirit of Scotland " and said that is " exactly how we should remember Winnie Ewing ".
A second eulogy was given by former Scottish Government Health Secretary Alex Neil Who Said Mrs Ewing had " changed The Face of British politics forever".
First Minister Humza Yousaf , Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes all gave readings.
Mr Yousaf earlier told Bbc Scotland that Mrs Ewing had been a " colossus of our movement".
He added: " It is actually hard to put into words just what an impact she has had not just on the SNP, The Cause of independence but on the country as a whole.
" She is immortalised in our party and our movement. "
Other attendees included former Scottish Government finance secretaries John Swinney and Derek Mackay , as well as ex-health secretary Jeane Freeman .
Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross was also at The Service and said that Mrs Ewing had served the Highlands well during her time as a parliamentarian.
He added: " She was a trailblazer not just for the Independence Movement but also for women in politics. "
As well as serving in both the UK and Scottish Parliaments, Mrs Ewing was also a member of the European Parliament from 1975 to 1999, becoming known as Madame Ecosse and being given the title Mother of the European Parliament .
In July 2001, she announced her intention to Stand Down as a list MSP for the Highlands and Islands ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections.
Mrs Ewing is Survived By three children and four grandchildren.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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