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Sandy Martin
MP
Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017
Member of Parliament
for Ipswich
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 June 2017
Preceded byBen Gummer
Majority831 (1.6%)
Personal details
Born
Alexander Gordon Martin[1]

(1957-05-02) 2 May 1957 (age 67)[2]
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Websitesandyofipswich.co.uk

Alexander Gordon "Sandy" Martin (born 2 May 1957) is a British politician of the Labour Party. He was elected at the 2017 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP)[3] for Ipswich[4] succeeding the Conservative Ben Gummer.

A former Labour group leader on Suffolk County Council,[5] Martin is a member of the LGBT Labour campaign.[6][7][8] Martin describes himself politically as a democratic socialist and an environmentalist.[9] His father was the late actor Trevor Martin.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11785.
  2. ^ Geater, Paul. "Election 2017: Labour's Sandy Martin celebrates birthday with general election battle". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ Parliament UK
  4. ^ "Election 2017: Ipswich". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. ^ Martin. "Martin, Alexander Gordon". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Conservatives set to fall short of an overall majority, exit poll suggests". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ^ @LGBTLabour (2 May 2017). "Well done to #LGBTLabour member Sandy..." (Tweet). Retrieved 10 June 2017 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Reynolds, Andrew. "UK set to break record for highest number of LGBTQ MPs after General Election". Pink News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Sandy Martin". Twitter. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. ^ Hadoke, Toby (12 October 2017). "Obituary - Trevor Martin, Scottish actor who played Doctor Who on stage". The Herald. Glasgow.
  11. ^ "Trevor Martin RIP". The Gallifreyan Newsroom. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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