Ian Murray (Scottish politician)

The Right Honourable Ian Murray MP
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Scotland
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Alister Jack
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	(1976-08-10) 10 August 1976 (age 48) Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Labour
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Website	Official website

Ian Murray (born 10 August 1976) is a Scottish politician who has served as Secretary of State for Scotland since July 2024. 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 is one of thirty-seven Labour Party MPs representing Scottish constituencies and had previously been the only one from 2015 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2023.