Ian McCartney | |
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![]() McCartney in 2006 | |
Minister of State for Trade | |
In office 5 May 2006 – 27 June 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Ian Pearson |
Succeeded by | The Lord Jones of Birmingham |
Chairman of the Labour Party | |
In office 4 April 2003 – 5 May 2006 | |
Leader | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | John Reid |
Succeeded by | Hazel Blears |
Minister without Portfolio | |
In office 4 April 2003 – 5 May 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | John Reid |
Succeeded by | Hazel Blears |
Minister of State for Pensions | |
In office 8 June 2001 – 4 April 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Jeff Rooker |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Wicks |
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office | |
In office 28 July 1999 – 11 June 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Peter Kilfoyle |
Succeeded by | Barbara Roche |
Minister of State for Competitiveness | |
In office 5 May 1997 – 28 July 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Douglas Alexander (2001) |
Member of Parliament for Makerfield | |
In office 12 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Michael McGuire |
Succeeded by | Yvonne Fovargue |
Personal details | |
Born | Lennoxtown, Scotland | 25 April 1951
Political party | Labour |
Website | Ianmccartney.com |
Sir Ian McCartney (born 25 April 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield from 1987 and 2010. McCartney served in Tony Blair's Cabinet from 2003 until 2007, when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2010 Dissolution Honours List.[1]