Ian McCartney

The Right Honourable Sir Ian McCartney
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	(1951-04-25) 25 April 1951 (age 73) Lennoxtown, Scotland
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 to 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]