Adam Ingram

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Adam Ingram

Adam Ingram (born May 1, 1951 in Kilmarnock ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Life

Ingram attended Kilmarnock Academy and then worked in the family business. He then went to Glasgow University and Paisley College , where he earned degrees in business administration. In the following years he worked as a scientist and lecturer at Paisley College and as a business consultant. Ingram enjoys playing golf and is a fan of the FC Kilmarnock football club .

Political career

In 1983 Ingram joined the SNP and was involved in Ayrshire regional policy . In the first Scottish general election in 1999, Ingram ran for the direct mandate of the constituency of Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley , but received only the third largest share of the vote and thus missed the direct mandate of the constituency. But since he was placed third on the regional electoral list of the SNP for the electoral region South of Scotland , Ingram received one of seven list mandates of the electoral region as a result of the election result and moved into the newly created Scottish Parliament . In the shadow cabinet of the SNP Ingram was provided between 2000 and 2003 as Secretary of State for Finance.

In the parliamentary elections in 2003 he was again unable to win the direct mandate of Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, but defended his mandate in the electoral region. From 2004 he was appointed Deputy State Secretary for Children and Early Education in the SNP's shadow cabinet. Although Ingram was able to increase his share of the vote by 13.8% in the parliamentary elections in 2007 , he once again missed the direct mandate of the constituency, but kept his mandate of the electoral region. In the subsequent minority government of the SNP, he held the position of State Secretary for Children and Early Years. After further voting gains of 15.5%, Ingram won the direct mandate of Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley for the first time in the 2011 general election . Ingram did not run for the general election in 2016 and subsequently left the Scottish Parliament. His party colleague Jeane Freeman held the mandate for the SNP.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information from the Scottish Parliament ( Memento from July 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b c d Information from the Scottish Government
  3. ↑ a b Biographical information ( Memento from January 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  4. ↑ Information from the SNP ( Memento from April 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
  6. ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
  7. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
  8. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
  9. ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  10. ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  11. ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  12. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
personal data
SURNAME Ingram, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Kilmarnock