Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey | |
|---|---|
| Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Majority | 6,371 (15.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland |
| Education | St Patrick's Primary, Greenock St Aloysius' College, Glasgow |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Martin James McCluskey is a Scottish Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West since the 2024 general election.[1] He was promoted to Assistant Whip on 18 July 2024.[2]
Background
[edit ]McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock [3] and was educated at St Patrick's Primary, Greenock, St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council (Inverclyde West ward) in 2022.[4] [3] Following his election as a Member of Parliament, he has resigned from his seat on Inverclyde Council.[5]
Personal life
[edit ]McCluskey lives in Gourock with his husband.[4] He became Inverclyde Council's first councillor who came out as gay. The couple were married on 9 November 2024.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ "Assistant Whip, House of Commons - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Scottish Labour hopefuls: From the long serving to the rising stars of new New Labour". The Herald. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Martin McCluskey for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Inverclyde MP Martin McCluskey steps down as councillor for Gourock ward". Greenock Telegraph. 3 September 2024. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ McCracken, Gordon (8 June 2022). "Inverclyde's first openly gay councillor hopes he can inspire other LGBT people". Greenock Telegraph . Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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