Martin Whitfield
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Not to be confused with Martin Wingfield.
Martin David Whitfield[1] (born 12 August 1965)[2] is a Scottish Labour politician and former lawyer and primary school teacher who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region and the Convener of the Standards and Procedures and Public Appointments Committee since 2021.[3]
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Martin Whitfield | |
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Convener of the Standards and Procedures and Public Appointments Committee | |
Assumed office 22 June 2021 | |
Deputy | Bob Doris |
Preceded by | Bill Kidd |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
Member of Parliament for East Lothian | |
In office 8 June 2017 ā 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | George Kerevan |
Succeeded by | Kenny MacAskill |
Personal details | |
Born | (1965-08-12) 12 August 1965 (age 58) Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Rachel Whitfield |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Huddersfield Polytechnic |
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Whitfield previously served as the Member of Parliament for East Lothian[4] from the 2017 snap general election,[5] when he unseated the sitting MP, George Kerevan of the Scottish National Party,[6] until his defeat at the 2019 general election by the SNP candidate Kenny MacAskill, who later defected to Alba in 2021.