Martin McCluskey
Scottish politician
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Martin James McCluskey is a Scottish Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West since the 2024 general election.[1] He was promoted to Assistant Whip on 18 July 2024.[2] On 7 September 2025 McCluskey was promoted again to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.[3][4]
Martin McCluskey | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Miatta Fahnbulleh |
| Assistant Government Whip | |
| In office 18 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Majority | 6,371 (15.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin James McCluskey 25 February 1986 Greenock, Scotland |
| Party | Labour |
| Education | St Patrick's Primary, Greenock St Aloysius' College, Glasgow |
| University of Oxford | |
Background
McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock[5] and was educated at St Patrick's Primary, Greenock, St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council (Inverclyde West ward) in 2022.[6][5] Following his election as a Member of Parliament, he has resigned from his seat on Inverclyde Council.[7]
He is a member of the Fabian Society's executive committee.[8]
