227:, of which he has been a Fellow since 2003. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science in 2015. In October 2018 Alexander was appointed to the Board of Audit Scotland as an independent non-executive member. In December 2019 the Scottish Commission for Public Audit announced that Alexander had been appointed Chair of Audit Scotland with effect from 1 April 2020.
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