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] McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock[3] and was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council (Inverclyde West ward) in 2022.[4][5]
Martin McCluskey | |
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 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 |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Personal life
editMcCluskey lives in Gourock with his partner.[4] He became Inverclyde Council's first councillor who came out as gay.[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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scottish Labour hopefuls: From the long serving to the rising stars of new New Labour". The Herald. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 July 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.