Michael Shanks (politician)
Michael Shanks | |||||||
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Official portrait, 2023 | |||||||
| Minister of State for Energy | |||||||
| Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||
| Preceded by | Justin Tomlinson | ||||||
| Member of Parliament for Rutherglen Rutherglen and Hamilton West (2023–2024) | |||||||
| Assumed office 5 October 2023 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Margaret Ferrier | ||||||
| Majority | 8,767 (20.6%) | ||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | Michael Graeme Shanks 4 March 1988 Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||
| Party | Scottish Labour (until 2019; since 2020) | ||||||
| Education | University of Glasgow | ||||||
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Michael Graeme Shanks (born 4 March 1988) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former teacher who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen, previously Rutherglen and Hamilton West, since 2023. He has served as Minister of State for Energy since 6 September 2025.