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Alex Fergusson

Politician

Alex Fergusson is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Alex Fergusson · اليكس فيرجسون · 亞歷克斯·弗格森 · 앨릭스 퍼거슨				[sources]
Alias	Ailig MacFhearghais · Rt. Hon. Sir Alexander Charles Onslow Fergusson · Sir Alexander Charles Onslow Fergusson · 亞歷克斯·弗格森 · 알렉산더 찰스 온즐로 퍼거슨				[sources]
Birth date	1949-04-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Leswalt				[sources]
Death date	2018-07-31				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Scotland				[sources]
Country	Scotland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Alex				[sources]
Last name	Fergusson				[sources]
Political association	Scottish Conservative Party				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q559046				[sources]
Position	Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament (1999-2003) · Member of the 2nd Scottish Parliament (2003-2007) · Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament (2007-2007) · Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament (2007-2011) · Member of the 4th Scottish Parliament (2011-2016) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Eton College				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

British politician (1949-2018)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dougal George Onslow Fergusson Close Associate	child	-	-
Jane Merryn Barthold Close Associate	spouse	1974

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Scottish Parliament	2003-05-01	2007-04-02

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata326,221

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,126

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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