Adam Hamilton Ingram (born 1 May 1951) is a Scottish politician who was a
Scottish National Party
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(SNP)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
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Electoral system
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(MSP) from 1999 to 2016. He was first a MSP for the
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region from 1999 to 2011, then the MSP for the
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency from 2011 to 2016.
Early life
Ingram was born on 1 May 1951 in
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
, Scotland. He was an
economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
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
Catherine Mary Jamieson (born 3 November 1956) is a Scottish business director, currently a director at Kilmarnock Football Club and former politician. She served as the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2000 to 2008. She pre ...
but was elected as a list MSP for
the South of Scotland region each time in
1999
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,
2003
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and
2007
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. He was elected to the constituency in the
2011 election with a majority of 2,581 votes over his nearest rival,
Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard (born January 1962) is a British politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), as one of the additional members for the Central Scotland r ...
, future Leader of the
Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak o ...
.
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
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in 2007, Ingram was the
Scottish Government's
Minister for Children and Early Years
The Minister for Children and Young People is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The post was created in May 2007 after the appointment of the Scottish Nationa ...
until 2011.
External links
MSP website*
SNP website
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1951 births
Living people
People from Kilmarnock
Scottish businesspeople
Scottish economists
Scottish National Party MSPs
Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007
Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016