David Martin (Scottish politician)

David Martin
Official portrait, 2014
Co-convener of the Citizens' Assembly of Scotland
Assumed office
6 August 2019
Serving with Kate Wimpress
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the European Parliament
for Scotland
Lothians (1984–1999)
In office
14 June 1984 – 1 July 2019
Preceded byIan Dalziel
Succeeded byAileen McLeod
Personal details
Born (1954-08-26) 26 August 1954 (age 70)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Political partyScottish Labour
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Spouse(s)Margaret Martin (div)
Lorraine Davidson
Alma materHeriot-Watt University
University of Leicester
ProfessionEconomist

David Martin (born 26 August 1954) is a Scottish politician who has served as co-convener of the Citizens' Assembly of Scotland since 2019. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1984 to 2019, having first represented the Lothians constituency until 1999 and then for the Scotland constituency. He was the United Kingdom's longest serving MEP and the second longest serving MEP in the whole European Parliament.[1]

  1. ^ "Call for 'groundwork' on SNP-Labour deal". BBC News. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.