Sandy Martin (politician)

Cllr
Sandy Martin
Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Minister for Waste and Recycling
In office
25 October 2018 – 12 December 2019
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAlan Whitehead
Member of Parliament
for Ipswich
In office
8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byBen Gummer
Succeeded byTom Hunt
Labour Group Leader on Suffolk County Council
In office
May 2009 – June 2017
DeputyBryony Rudkin
Sarah Adams
Sandra Gage
Preceded byBryony Rudkin
Succeeded bySandra Gage
Suffolk County Councillor
for Rushmere
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Preceded bySandra Gage
Suffolk County Councillor
for St John's
In office
1 May 1997 – 20 July 2017
Preceded byMichael Hyde
Succeeded bySarah Adams
Personal details
Born
Alexander Gordon Martin[1]

(1957-05-02) 2 May 1957 (age 67)[2]
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Labour and Co-operative (2021-)
Socialist Workers Party (1980s)
Websitesandyofipswich.co.uk

Alexander Gordon Martin (born 2 May 1957) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party, he was elected in the 2017 general election, beating Conservative incumbent Ben Gummer. On 25 October 2018, he became Shadow Minister for Waste and Recycling. He lost his seat at the 2019 general election.[3]

In May 2021, Martin was elected to Suffolk County Council as a Labour and Co-operative councillor.[4]

  1. ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11785.
  2. ^ Geater, Paul (2 May 2017). "Election 2017: Labour's Sandy Martin celebrates birthday with general election battle". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary career for Sandy Martin - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Microsoft Power BI". Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 10 May 2021.