Adam Ingram (Labour politician)
Adam Ingram | |
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Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 29 June 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | John Spellar |
Succeeded by | Bob Ainsworth |
Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Michael Ancram |
Succeeded by | Jane Kennedy |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 11 November 1988 – 18 July 1992 | |
Leader | Neil Kinnock |
Preceded by | Kevin Barron |
Succeeded by | Hilary Armstrong |
Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow East Kilbride (1987–2005) | |
In office 12 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Maurice Miller |
Succeeded by | Michael McCann |
Personal details | |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 February 1947
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Open University |
Adam Paterson Ingram (born 1 February 1947) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow from 1987 to 2010.
Early life
Ingram attended Cranhill Senior Secondary School in
Parliamentary career
Ingram was the Labour candidate for Strathkelvin and Bearsden in 1983, but entered the Commons following the 1987 election and during this parliamentary term acted as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Neil Kinnock. After Labour's landslide election victory in 1997 he was appointed Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office with responsibilities including Security.
In 2001 he became Armed Forces Minister at the
On 27 March 2009, Ingram announced that he would stand down at the next general election.[2]
Controversies
Ingram applied for an interim interdict to prevent the publication of
In 2009 Ingram declared outside earnings of £170,000, the largest of any Scottish MP. In the same year it was shown that letters in the local press defending these earnings were forged.[4]
In June 2010 at the public inquiry into the
In December 2010 he was cleared of any wrongdoing by the
Personal life
Ingram married Maureen McMahon in 1970.[1]
In popular culture
Ingram was a prominent character in the 2010 Mo Mowlam biopic Mo, portrayed by Gary Lewis. Ingram called the film "powerful to watch", adding that it "brought home the essence of Mo" and that the film had moved him to tears.[11]
References
- ^ a b Candidate: Adam Ingram BBC News
- ^ "Adam Ingram to stand down as MP". BBC News. 28 March 2009.
- ^ "George Galloway – Minister fails to stop Galloway sectarian claim". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 28 April 2004. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2006.
- ^ Senior Scottish MP in forged letters mystery Herald Scotland, 28 February 2009
- ^ "Adam Ingram admits misleading MPs over hooding in Iraq". BBC News. 2 June 2010.
- ^ "Ingram admits misleading on hooding". London Evening Standard. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.
- ^ Harding, Thomas (3 June 2010). "Baha Mousa inquiry: former minister admits 'misleading' MPs over Iraq interrogations". The Telegraph.
- ^ Parris, Matthew (10 June 2010). "How a really good scandal can vanish without trace". Times Online. (subscription required)
- ^ Hoon, Byers and Caborn rebuked over lobbying breaches BBC News, 9 December 2010
- ^ Ex-ministers rebuked over lobbying guardian.co.uk, 10 December 2010
- ^ Scots MP reveals agony over Mo Mowlam TV drama Daily Record
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Adam Ingram
- Adam Ingram: Electoral history and profile The Guardian
- Adam Ingram, Former Labour MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow TheyWorkForYou.com