Paul Martin (Scottish politician)
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Paul Martin is a Scottish
Labour
politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament
for the Glasgow Provan
constituency since May 2011, having formerly been MSP for Glasgow Springburn
from the beginning of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until the constituency was abolished for the 2011 election.
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Martin was educated at All Saints RC Secondary
and served and apprentiship in the construction industry and then became a construction manager.
At the age of 26 he became a Glasgow District Councillor following a Council By-Election in December 1993. He was the Vice-Convenor of the Glasgow District Council Economic and Development Committee, Convenor of the North Area Committee and Convenor of the Youth Committee.
Martin was elected to the Scottish parliament on May 1999. He served as the Parliamentary aide to the Lord Advocate
from 2001–2007, from 2007 until November 2009 he was Labour's shadow minister for Justice
, he was promoted to the shadow cabinet
in November 2009 as Labour's business manager.
Following the 2007 election
, Paul Martin was appointed Labour's shadow spokesman on community safety. In a minor reshuffle on 27 October 2009 he was moved to the role of Business Manager for Labour in the Scottish Parliament, sitting on the Business Bureau of the Scottish Parliament.
In 2009, Martin opened a new surgery. It appears to be a converted, main-road shop now office on Dennistoun's main road, 604 Alexandra Parade.
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
for the Glasgow Provan
Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Provan is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
constituency since May 2011, having formerly been MSP for Glasgow Springburn
Glasgow Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....
from the beginning of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until the constituency was abolished for the 2011 election.
Career
His father is Michael Martin, the former Speaker of the House of CommonsSpeaker of the British House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
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Martin was educated at All Saints RC Secondary
All Saints RC Secondary
For other schools with a similar name see All Saints High School.All Saints RC Secondary is a comprehensive, co-educational, Roman Catholic public school situated in the north-east of Glasgow, which is run by the headteacher, Gerry Lyons....
and served and apprentiship in the construction industry and then became a construction manager.
At the age of 26 he became a Glasgow District Councillor following a Council By-Election in December 1993. He was the Vice-Convenor of the Glasgow District Council Economic and Development Committee, Convenor of the North Area Committee and Convenor of the Youth Committee.
Martin was elected to the Scottish parliament on May 1999. He served as the Parliamentary aide to the Lord Advocate
Lord Advocate
Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
from 2001–2007, from 2007 until November 2009 he was Labour's shadow minister for Justice
Minister for Justice
The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice, commonly referred to as the Justice Secretary, is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government...
, he was promoted to the shadow cabinet
Shadow Cabinet
The Shadow Cabinet is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government...
in November 2009 as Labour's business manager.
Following the 2007 election
Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...
, Paul Martin was appointed Labour's shadow spokesman on community safety. In a minor reshuffle on 27 October 2009 he was moved to the role of Business Manager for Labour in the Scottish Parliament, sitting on the Business Bureau of the Scottish Parliament.
In 2009, Martin opened a new surgery. It appears to be a converted, main-road shop now office on Dennistoun's main road, 604 Alexandra Parade.
Scottish Labour leadership race
He has come out in support of Johann Lamont in the Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2011Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Labour Party leadership election is an internal party election to choose a new leader of the Scottish Labour Party. The election follows the announcement by Iain Gray that he would stand down as leader in the autumn of 2011 followin the party's heavy defeat to the Scottish...
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External links
- Paul Martin MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
- Glasgow Springburn MSP Scottish Labour Party website