Ian Murray (Scottish politician)

The Right Honourable
Ian Murray
MP
The Right Honourable Ian Murray MP
	Official portrait, 2025
Minister of State for Digital Government and Data; Minister of State for Creative Industries, Media and Arts
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 September 2025
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Chris Bryant
Secretary of State for Scotland
	In office; 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Alister Jack
Succeeded by	Douglas Alexander
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
	In office; 6 April 2020 – 5 July 2024
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Tony Lloyd
Succeeded by	John Lamont
	In office; 11 May 2015 – 26 June 2016
Leader	Harriet Harman (acting); Jeremy Corbyn;
Preceded by	Margaret Curran
Succeeded by	Dave Anderson
Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment
	In office; 7 October 2011 – 8 May 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Stephen Doughty
Member of Parliament; for Edinburgh South
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Nigel Griffiths
Majority	17,251 (36.8%)
Personal details
Born	10 August 1976; Edinburgh, Scotland
Party	Labour
Children	2
Education	Wester Hailes Education Centre
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh (MA)
Website	Official website

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Ian Murray (born 10 August 1976) is a British politician who has served as Minister of State jointly in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology since September 2025, having previously served as Secretary of State for Scotland from July 2024 to September 2025. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South since 2010. He previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland from 2015 to 2016 and again from 2020 to 2024.

Murray previously served as a City of Edinburgh Councillor for the wards of Liberton and Liberton/Gilmerton from 2003 to 2010. Murray was the sole Labour Party MP representing a Scottish Constituency from 2015 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2023.