Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Miatta Fahnbulleh |
| Assistant Government Whip | |
| In office 18 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Majority | 6,371 (15.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin James McCluskey 25 February 1986 Greenock, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland |
| Education | St Patrick's Primary, Greenock St Aloysius' College, Glasgow |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
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] On 7 September 2025 McCluskey was promoted again to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.[3]
Background
[edit]McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock[4] and was educated at St Patrick's Primary, Greenock, St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council (Inverclyde West ward) in 2022.[5][4] Following his election as a Member of Parliament, he has resigned from his seat on Inverclyde Council.[6]
He is a member of the Fabian Society's executive committee.[7]
Personal life
[edit]McCluskey lives in Gourock with his husband.[5] He became Inverclyde Council's first councillor who came out as gay. The couple were married on 9 November 2024.[8]
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.
- ^ "Who's Who in the UK Government after Keir Starmer Reshuffle?". Holyrood Website. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Inverclyde MP Martin McCluskey steps down as councillor for Gourock ward". Greenock Telegraph. 3 September 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Executive committee". Fabian Society. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ McCracken, Gordon (8 June 2022). "Inverclyde's first openly gay councillor hopes he can inspire other LGBT people". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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