Dr Alasdair Pinkerton is a British Liberal Democrat politician and associate professor of geopolitics at Royal Holloway University,[1] who has been Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath since 2024.[2]
Dr Al Pinkerton | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Gove |
| Majority | 5,640 (11.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Scotland |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Surrey Heath |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Occupation | Reader (Associate Professor) in Geopolitics |
| Website | https://pinkerton.vote |
Pinkerton was born in Scotland and attended university at St Andrews.
In 2013, he served as an accredited observer of the Falkland Islands referendum.
Early life and career
editPinkerton was born and grew up in Scotland,[3] attending university in St Andrews.
Parliamentary career (2019–)
editPinkerton first sought election to Parliament in 2019 in Surrey Heath delivering an unexpected 11.1% swing against incumbent Michael Gove. He spent the next five years pursuing Surrey Heath for the Lib Dems,[4] 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.[5]
Published works
edit"The Falkland Islands referendum" (2013)[6]
The Handbook of Displacement (2020)[7]
References
edit- ^ "Alasdair Pinkerton". Royal Holloway Research Portal. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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