Ian Murray (British politician)
| Ian Murray MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2015 |
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| Leader | Harriet Harman (Acting) Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Margaret Curran |
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Nigel Griffiths |
| Majority | 2,637 (5.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1976 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Woolfson |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Ian Murray (born 10 August 1976) is a British Labour Party politician who has represented Edinburgh South as Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010.[1]
He served as an Edinburgh City Councillor for Liberton & Gilmerton Ward from 2003 to 2010,[2] before his election at the 2010 Westminster elections as an Edinburgh MP.
Murray is the only Labour Party MP representing a Scottish constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, and is a member of the Blairite Progress group.
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Early life and education
A kinsman of the Duke of Atholl, Murray was born to a cooper father and shop worker mother in 1976. Brought up in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh, he attended Dumbryden Primary School,[3] then Wester Hailes High School, before going up to read Social Policy and Law at the University of Edinburgh's Academy of Government. He graduated with an honours degree (BA) at the age of 20; whilst at university he supported his studies with part-time job in a local fish & chip shop before setting up and running a pizza delivery service.
After graduation, Murray worked for Royal Blind in pensions management, before being head-hunted by an Edinburgh-based internet television station (Worldart.com) during the dot.com boom where he helped to build a new online TV station. Despite his efforts, the company ran out of funding and was made redundant; he then founded his own event management business (100 mph Events Ltd).
Murray also organised a student exchange programme in Nepal to fund school buildings and staff.[4]
In 2003, Murray stood in the council elections for Liberton winning the seat for Labour at the age of 27; he later represented the larger Liberton & Gilmerton Ward from 2007 to 2010.
Parliamentary career
2010–2015 Parliamentary term
Murray was returned for the seat of Edinburgh South at the 2010 General Election.
Murray served on the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee and the Environmental Audit Select Committee. In 2011, he was appointed to the Shadow Frontbench,.[5]
2014 Scottish independence referendum
In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum Murray campaigned for a 'No' vote. He claims to have encountered hostility from independence activists and reported that his office premises had been plastered with pro-independence "Yes" stickers,[6] which were immediately removed.
2015–2020 Parliamentary term
Murray was re-elected to his Edinburgh South constituency in the 2015 General Election with an increased share of the vote and an increased majority but following the SNP landslide he was the only Labour MP returned in Scotland. He was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland on 11 May 2015 by Acting Labour Leader Harriet Harman. He was appointed to the same role by new Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn in September 2015.
Directly following Corbyn's reshuffle in January 2016, three Shadow Ministers resigned and were criticised by the Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, as being part of a "narrow right wing clique" aligned with the Blairite Progress group. Murray as a member of Progress was interviewed on the Sunday Politics Scotland programme on 10 January 2016 and offered criticism of the Shadow Chancellor, stating that he should "ramp down the rhetoric".[7]
Personal life
Murray lives with his long-term partner Hannah Catherine Woolfson.[8][9]
He supports Edinburgh football team Hearts and is Chair of the Foundation of Hearts, a bid by a fans' group to buy the club out of administration.[10]
See also
References
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