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Alexander Johnstone MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 1999
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-31) 31 July 1961 (age 50) Stonehaven
Political party	Scottish Conservative Party
Spouse(s)	Linda Anne Johnstone
Children	Alexander Johnstone (1983), Christine Johnstone (1987)

Alex Johnstone (born 31 July 1961, Stonehaven) is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland Region since 1999. He fought the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency in the 2005 General Election, finishing second. He has been selected as the candidate for the new seat of Angus North and the Mearns, which includes Stonehaven for the 2011 Scottish parliament elections.

He has been married to Linda since 1981 and they have two children grown up Alexander and Christine and 5 grandsons

Johnstone was educated at Mackie Academy in Stonehaven before working as a dairy and arable farmer. In Holyrood he has served as Chief Whip and rural affairs spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives and is currently their Shadow Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

External links

Akex Johnstone MSP personal site profile
Alex Johnstone MSP profile at Scottish Parliament site
Alex Johnstone MSP profile at the site of the Scottish Conservative Party
Alex Johnstone MSP profile at the site of the Conservative Party

v t e Members of the Scottish Parliament in the North East Scotland region

Elected in the 2011 election

Constituency MSPs	Kevin Stewart (SNP, Aberdeen Central) · Brian Adam (SNP, Aberdeen Donside) · Maureen Watt (SNP, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) · Alex Salmond (SNP, Aberdeenshire East) · Dennis Robertson (SNP, Aberdeenshire West) · Nigel Don (SNP, Angus North and Mearns) · Graeme Dey (SNP, Angus South) · Stewart Stevenson (SNP, Banffshire and Buchan Coast) · Shona Robison (SNP, Dundee East) · Joe FitzPatrick (SNP, Dundee West)

Additional members	Richard Baker (Lab) · Marlyn Glen (Lab) · Alex Johnstone (Con) · Alison McInnes (Lib Dem) · Lewis MacDonald (Lab) · Jenny Marra (Lab) · Mark McDonald (SNP) · Nanette Milne (Con)

SNP (11 seats), Labour (3 seats), Con (2 seats), Lib Dems (1 seat)

v t e Scottish Conservative Party MSPs

Elected in the 2011 election; See also: Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament

Leadership	Ruth Davidson (Leader) · Jackson Carlaw (Deputy Leader and Health) · John Lamont (Chief Whip)

Frontbench members	Gavin Brown (Finance) · Elizabeth Smith (Education) · Alex Fergusson (Rural) · David McLetchie (Justice) · Annabel Goldie (Culture) · Mary Scanlon (Energy) · Margaret Mitchell (Local government) · Nanette Milne (Public health and sport) · Alex Johnstone (Infrastructure) · Jamie McGrigor (Environment)

Backbenchers	Murdo Fraser (Committee convener for economy, energy and tourism) · John Scott (deputy presiding officer)

Persondata
Name	Johnstone, Alex
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	31 July 1961
Place of birth	Stonehaven
Date of death
Place of death

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