Adam Ingram (SNP politician)

For the former member of the United Kingdom Parliament, see Adam Ingram (Labour politician).

Adam Hamilton Ingram (born 1 May 1951) is a Scottish politician who was a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 1999 to 2016. He was first a MSP for the South of Scotland region from 1999 to 2011, then the MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency from 2011 to 2016.

Adam Ingram
Ingram in 2011
Minister for Children and Early Years
In office 17 May 2007 – 25 May 2011
First Minister	Alex Salmond
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Angela Constance
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
In office 6 May 2011 – 24 March 2016
Preceded by	Cathy Jamieson
Succeeded by	Jeane Freeman
Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Personal details
Born	(1951-05-01) 1 May 1951 Kilmarnock, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Children	4
Profession	Economist
Website	web.archive.org/web/20150801040406/http://adamingrammsp.com/

Early life

Ingram was born on 1 May 1951 in Kilmarnock, Scotland. He was an economist before becoming a parliamentarian, and had been the SNP's national organiser.

Electoral record

Ingram stood as a candidate in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency in the first four Scottish Parliament elections. In the first three elections he lost to Labour's Cathy Jamieson but was elected as a list MSP for the South of Scotland region each time in 1999, 2003 and 2007. He was elected to the constituency in the 2011 election with a majority of 2,581 votes over his nearest rival, Richard Leonard, future Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

Positions held

Ingram was a shadow deputy minister from 2000 onwards, with responsibility for Children and Early Education from 2004. After the SNP formed a minority government in 2007, Ingram was the Scottish Government's Minister for Children and Early Years until 2011.

External links

• MSP website
• Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Adam Ingram
• SNP website