David Martin | |
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Co-convener of the Citizens' Assembly of Scotland | |
Assumed office 6 August 2019 Serving with Kate Wimpress | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of the European Parliament for Scotland Lothians (1984–1999) | |
In office 14 June 1984 – 1 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ian Dalziel |
Succeeded by | Aileen McLeod |
Personal details | |
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 26 August 1954
Political party | Scottish Labour |
Other political affiliations | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Martin (div) Lorraine Davidson |
Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University University of Leicester |
Profession | Economist |
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]