Ann McKechin
Ann McKechin | |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Maria Fyfe |
Succeeded by | Patrick Grady |
Personal details | |
Born | Paisley, Scotland | 22 April 1961
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
Website | annmckechinmp |
Ann McKechin (born 22 April 1961)[1] is a former British Labour Party politician and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Maryhill from 2001 until 2005 and Glasgow North from 2005 to 2015. She was a junior minister under Gordon Brown before becoming a member of Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband. She lost her seat to the Scottish National Party in the landslide at the 2015 general election.
Early life
Born in Paisley to Anne (née Coyle) and William Joseph McKechin, she was educated at Paisley Grammar School[2][3] and Sacred Heart High School, before studying Scots law at the University of Strathclyde. She joined the Glasgow-based Pacitti Jones solicitors in 1983 as a solicitor, becoming a partner in 1990, she left the practice in 2000.[4]
McKechin held several posts within the Glasgow Kelvin Labour Party from 1995, then the constituency of George Galloway, then a Labour MP. She was selected as a candidate for the 1999 European election, but failed to be elected.
Political career
She was elected to the
In the House of Commons, McKechin served briefly as the
In October 2010, McKechin was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, but was replaced by Margaret Curran in shadow cabinet reshuffle on 7 October 2011.[5]
She lost her seat to Patrick Grady of the Scottish National Party at the 2015 general election.
References
- ^ "Ann McKechin". politics.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ Dinwoodie, Robbie (25 May 2009). "When openness fails to reveal whole picture Westminster's 'redacting' system means crucial details will remain secret". The Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- . Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Profile, The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Margaret Curran replaces Ann McKechin as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, New Statesman, October 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
External links
- Ann McKechin MP official constituency website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou