Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath | |
| Assumed office 4 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 |
Dr Alasdair Pinkerton is a British Liberal Democrat politician and academic who has been Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath since 2024.[1]
Early life and career[edit]
Pinkerton was born and grew up in Scotland,[2] attending university in St Andrews. He has worked as an associate professor of geopolitics at Royal Holloway University.[3]
In 2013, he served as an accredited observer of the Falkland Islands referendum.
Parliamentary career (2019–)[edit]
Pinkerton 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alasdair Pinkerton". Royal Holloway Research Portal. 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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