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Ann McKechin MP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland In office
8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011Leader Ed Miliband Preceded by Jim Murphy Succeeded by Margaret Curran Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Scotland Office In office
16 September 2008 – 11 May 2010Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by David Cairns Succeeded by David Mundell Member of Parliament
for Glasgow North
Glasgow Maryhill (2001–05)Incumbent Assumed office
7 June 2001Preceded by Maria Fyfe Majority 3,898 (13.2%) Personal details Born 22 April 1962
Paisley, Renfrewshire, ScotlandNationality British Political party Labour Alma mater University of Strathclyde Profession Solicitor in Scots law Religion Roman Catholic Website Official website Ann McKechin (born 22 April 1962)[1] is a British Labour Party politician and has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2001, representing Glasgow North since 2005.
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Early life
Born in Paisley, she was educated at Paisley Grammar School[citation needed] and the Sacred Heart High School[2] before studying Scots law at the University of Strathclyde.[citation needed] She joined the Glasgow-based Pacitti Jones solicitors in 1983 as a solicitor, becoming a partner in 1990, she left the practice in 2000.[3]
Political career
She held several posts within the Glasgow Kelvin Labour Party from 1995—then the constituency of left-wing George Galloway. She was selected as a candidate (unsuccessful) for the 1999 European election. She was elected to the Commons at the 2001 general election for Glasgow Maryhill following the retirement of the sitting Labour MP, Maria Fyfe. She held the Maryhill seat with a majority of nearly 10,000. In the boundary changes which came into force for the 2005 election, Maryhill was abolished, and McKechin was elected for the newly drawn Glasgow North seat, but with a much reduced majority of 3,338 over the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
In Parliament she served briefly as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jacqui Smith in 2005 in her capacity as Minister of State at both the Department of Trade and Industry and at the Department for Education and Skills. She has also served on a number of select committees including; Scottish Affairs (2001–05) and International Development (since 2005). She replaced David Cairns as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Scotland Office on 16 September 2008.
In October 2010, McKechin was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, but was replaced by Margaret Curran in shadow cabinet reshuffle on 7 October 2011.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/ann-mckechin
- ^ http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/mp/ann_mckechin/279/
- ^ http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/law-firm-for-sale-after-partners-fall-out-personality-clash-blamed-1.96549
- ^ http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/10/labour-curran-scotland
External links
- Ann McKechin MP official constituency website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Maria FyfeMember of Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill
2001–2005Constituency abolished New constituency Member of Parliament for Glasgow North
2005 – presentIncumbent Political offices Preceded by
David CairnsParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Scotland Office
2008–2010Succeeded by
David MundellPreceded by
Jim MurphyShadow Secretary of State for Scotland
2010–2011Succeeded by
Margaret CurranCategories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Paisley
- People educated at Paisley Grammar School
- Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
- Female members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Scottish constituencies
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Glasgow constituencies
- Scottish Labour Party MPs
- Scottish solicitors
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- UK MPs 2005–2010
- UK MPs 2010–
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