Martin Whitfield

Martin Whitfield
Official portrait, 2017
Convener of the Standards and Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Assumed office
22 June 2021
DeputyBob Doris
Preceded byBill Kidd
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for South Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Member of Parliament
for East Lothian
In office
8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byGeorge Kerevan
Succeeded byKenny MacAskill
Personal details
Born (1965-08-12) 12 August 1965 (age 59)
Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Political partyLabour
SpouseRachel Whitfield
Children2
Alma materHuddersfield Polytechnic

Martin David Whitfield[1] (born 12 August 1965)[2] is a Scottish Labour politician and former lawyer and primary school teacher who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region and the Convener of the Standards and Procedures and Public Appointments Committee since 2021.[3]

Whitfield previously served as the Member of Parliament for East Lothian[4] from the 2017 snap general election,[5] when he unseated the sitting MP, George Kerevan of the Scottish National Party,[6] until his defeat at the 2019 general election by the SNP candidate Kenny MacAskill, who later defected to Alba in 2021.

  1. ^ "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1076.
  2. ^ The Times guide to the House of Commons 2017. Ian Brunskill. London. 2017. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-00-826333-1. OCLC 1024165015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Session 6 Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Martin Whitfield MP". UK Parliament.
  5. ^ "East Lothian parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "East Lothian". Election 2017. BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.