Member sinceMay 2010
Years in office16 years
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID3966
Profile synced6 Jun 2026
Profile Overview
ConstituencyEdinburgh South
Membership periodMay 2010 - Present
GenderMale
Constituencies represented2
Committee memberships9
Party affiliations1
Government posts3
Opposition posts3
Parliament synopsis
The Rt Hon Ian Murray is the Labour MP for Edinburgh South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently holds the Government posts of Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), and Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport).