Martin Rhodes

Martin Rhodes
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow North
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byPatrick Grady
Majority3,539 (10.2%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Martin Rhodes is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Glasgow North since 2024.[1]

Rhodes previously served as a Scottish Labour Councillor in the wards of Maryhill/Kelvin (2012 to 2017) and Partick East/Kelvindale (2017 to 2022) on Glasgow City Council. He was an Executive Member in the previous Labour Administration and also served as the Glasgow Labour Group's Spokesperson for Communities.[2]

He was elected an honorary president of LGBT+ Labour Scotland in February 2020.[3][4]

Rhodes was the chief executive officer of the Scottish Fairtrade Forum, a charity which campaigns for ethical trade.[5] He resigned from this role following his election as an MP.[6]

He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on the 30 July 2024 during the debate on the Budget Responsibility Bill.[7] He is a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee.[8]

  1. ^ "Glasgow North | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Councillor Martin Rhodes". LGBT+ Labour Scotland. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Anas Sarwar has said no SNP seat is safe, so who are the Scottish Labour MP hopefuls?". The Herald. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ^ https://lgbtlabourscotland.laboursites.org/2010/05/05/councillor-martin-rhodes/
  5. ^ "Our Team – Scottish Fair Trade Forum". Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Register of Members' Financial Interests as at 14 October 2024". House of Commons of the United Kingdom. 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024. pp. 714-715
  7. ^ "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker,..." TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Environmental Audit Committee membership appointed". UK Parliament Committees. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.