Neale Hanvey
Neale Hanvey | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Depute Leader of the Alba Party | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2025 | |
| Leader | Kenny MacAskill |
| Preceded by | Kenny MacAskill |
| Leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons | |
| In office 28 March 2021 – 30 June 2024 | |
| Leader | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lesley Laird |
| Succeeded by | Melanie Ward |
| Councillor, Fife Council | |
| In office 3 May 2012 – 4 May 2017 | |
| Constituency | Dunfermline Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Neale Hanvey 28 December 1964 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Alba (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Scottish National Party (SNP) (until 2021) |
| Residence(s) | Fife, Scotland |
| Alma mater | City University, London |
| Website | nealehanvey |
James Neale Hanvey (born 28 December 1964) is a Scottish nationalist politician who has been deputy leader of the Alba Party since March 2025. Previously, Hanvey was leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons from 2021 to 2024, and served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2019 to 2024.
Formerly a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he defected from the SNP to the Alba Party in March 2021. He was the SNP member and spokesperson for the Health and Social Care Select Committee and he was briefly SNP Spokesperson on the Covid Vaccine Deployment.