Paul Martin (born 17 March 1967) is a Scottish politician who served as
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; gd, Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; sco, Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.
Electoral system
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(MSP) for the
Glasgow Provan constituency from
2011
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to
2016
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. A member of the
Scottish Labour Party
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, he previously represented
Glasgow Springburn from
1999
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to 2011.
Early life and education
Paul Martin was born in 1967 in
Glasgow, the son of
Michael Martin (1945–2018), a sheet metal worker, and Mary Martin (''
née
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'' McLay), an assembly worker. His parents had married the previous year.
Michael was a member of the
Labour Party and would go on to become a
Member of Parliament (MP),
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and
life peer
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. Paul was educated at
All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School
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and
Barmulloch College in Glasgow.
Political career
At the age of 26, Martin became a
Glasgow District Councillor for the Royston ward following a council by-election in December 1993. He was first elected to the
Scottish Parliament
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in May 1999 as MSP for Glasgow Springburn. He served as parliamentary aide to the
Lord Advocate from 2001 to 2007 and to the
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2007 to 2009. Following the
2007 Scottish Parliament election
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, he was appointed as Scottish Labour's spokesperson for community safety, and as parliamentary business manager on 28 October 2009.
In 2016, Martin sought re-election to a fifth term in the Scottish Parliament but lost his seat to the
Scottish National Party
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's
Ivan McKee
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by 4,783 votes. After losing his seat, he took up the role of general manager and collector at the Merchants House of Glasgow.
Personal life
Martin is married to Marie (''
née
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'' McGarvie) and has two daughters, one named Abbie.
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
Labour MSPs
Members of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow constituencies
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
People educated at All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School
People from Springburn
Sons of life peers