Margaret Curran

Margaret Curran
Official portrait, 2003
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
In office 7 October 2011 – 11 May 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Ann McKechin
Succeeded by	Ian Murray
Shadow Minister for Disabled People
In office 7 October 2010 – 8 October 2011
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Mark Harper
Succeeded by	Anne McGuire
Minister for Parliamentary Business
In office 4 October 2004 – 17 May 2007
First Minister	Jack McConnell
Preceded by	Patricia Ferguson
Succeeded by	Bruce Crawford (2011)
Minister for Communities[1]
In office 9 May 2002 – 4 October 2004
First Minister	Jack McConnell
Preceded by	Iain Gray
Succeeded by	Malcolm Chisholm
Member of Parliament for Glasgow East
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by	John Mason
Succeeded by	Natalie McGarry
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Baillieston
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Margaret Patricia Curran (1958-11-24) 24 November 1958 (age 66) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Rab Murray
Children	2, including Chris
Alma mater	University of Glasgow

Margaret Patricia Curran (born 24 November 1958) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She served in the British House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow East from 2010 to 2015 and was Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland from 2011 until 2015. She was previously the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Baillieston from 1999 to 2011, and held a number of posts within the Scottish Executive, including Minister for Parliamentary Business, Minister for Social Justice and Minister for Communities.