Original: Alistair Maclean Darling ( born 28 November 1953 ) is a British Labor Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament ( MP ) since 1987 , currently for Edinburgh South West . He served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2007 to 2010 .
Simplified: Alistair Maclean Darling ( born November 28 , 1953 ) is a British Labor Party politician who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer from June 2007 to May 2010 and also held several posts in Tony Blair 's government .