Ann McKechin | |
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![]() Official portrait, c. 2008–09 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
Succeeded by | Margaret Curran |
Shadow Minister for Scotland | |
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010 | |
Leader | Harriet Harman (Acting) |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Tom Greatrex |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 16 September 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | David Cairns |
Succeeded by | David Mundell |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow North Glasgow Maryhill (2001–2005) | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Maria Fyfe |
Succeeded by | Patrick Grady |
Personal details | |
Born | Paisley, Scotland | 22 April 1961
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
Website | annmckechinmp |
Ann McKechin (born 22 April 1961)[1] is a former British Labour Party politician and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Maryhill from 2001 until 2005 and Glasgow North from 2005 to 2015. She was a junior minister under Gordon Brown before becoming a member of Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband. She lost her seat to the Scottish National Party in the landslide at the 2015 general election.