Ian Murray | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Secretary of State for Scotland | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Alister Jack |
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 6 April 2020 – 5 July 2024 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Tony Lloyd |
Succeeded by | John Lamont |
In office 11 May 2015 – 26 June 2016 | |
Leader |
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Preceded by | Margaret Curran |
Succeeded by | Dave Anderson |
Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment | |
In office 7 October 2011 – 8 May 2015 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Stephen Doughty |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Nigel Griffiths |
Majority | 17,251 (36.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 10 August 1976
Political party | Scottish Labour |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Website | Official website |
Ian Murray (born 10 August 1976) is a Scottish politician who has served as Secretary of State for Scotland since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South since 2010. He previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2020 to 2024.
Murray previously served as a City of Edinburgh Councillor for the wards of Liberton and Liberton/Gilmerton from 2003 to 2010. Murray is one of thirty-seven Labour Party MPs representing Scottish constituencies and had previously been the only one from 2015 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2023.