Iain McKenzie
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Iain McKenzie is a Scottish Labour
politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde
since the June 2011 by-election in his constituency.
, Inverclyde's largest town, in the areas of Broomhill and Fancy Farm. A former employee of IBM
, he was elected to Inverclyde Council, becoming Leader of the Council in February 2011.
, who had represented the constituency since 2001
. McKenzie made his maiden speech
to the House of Commons on 11 July 2011, mainly focusing on employment, opportunity and population growth in his constituency.
His Parliamentary biography lists his political interests as 'Europe' and 'employment'.
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde
Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverclyde is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced Greenock and Inverclyde and the Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm areas from West Renfrewshire for the 2005 general election....
since the June 2011 by-election in his constituency.
Early life
McKenzie was born and raised in GreenockGreenock
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Inverclyde's largest town, in the areas of Broomhill and Fancy Farm. A former employee of IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, he was elected to Inverclyde Council, becoming Leader of the Council in February 2011.
Parliament
McKenzie's election followed the death of David CairnsDavid Cairns (politician)
John David Cairns was a Scottish Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament from 2001 until his death. He represented the constituency of Inverclyde. He was the Minister of State at the Scotland Office until he resigned on 16 September 2008...
, who had represented the constituency since 2001
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
. McKenzie made his maiden speech
Maiden speech
A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected or appointed member of a legislature or parliament.Traditions surrounding maiden speeches vary from country to country...
to the House of Commons on 11 July 2011, mainly focusing on employment, opportunity and population growth in his constituency.
His Parliamentary biography lists his political interests as 'Europe' and 'employment'.