Michael McCann (politician)
Michael McCann | |
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| Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Ingram |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Cameron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1964 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Tracey Anne McCann[2] |
Michael McCann (born 2 January 1964)[3] is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow 2010–2015. He was formerly a councillor in South Lanarkshire, serving on the planning and estates committees.
Political career
McCann was elected as a councillor in South Lanarkshire in 2003 and 2007.
McCann was elected to the UK Parliament in 2010. He won the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow seat, succeeding Adam Ingram.[4] McCann was chairman of the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party.[5] He served on the International Development Committee in the 2010–2015 Parliament[6]
McCann is known to be a fierce critic of the SNP, and ruled out any formal post-election deal with them in March 2015[5] He lost the seat in 2015 to the Scottish National Party's Lisa Cameron, part of the landslide 56 SNP MPs returned on 7 May 2015. McCann belongs to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group.[7]
References
- ^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com.
- ^ "House of Commons - The Register of Members' Financial Interests - Part 2: Part 2". parliament.uk.
- ^ "Michael McCann MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Michael McCann elected to serve Strathaven". s1Strathaven. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ a b Leftly, Mark (22 March 2015). "'No deal with SNP' says chair of Scottish Labour MPs, Michael McCann". Independent. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Michael McCann". Parliament UK. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "LFI Supporters in Parliament". Labour Friends of Israel. 23 March 2018.
External links
- archive of www.michaelmccann.org.uk
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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