Anne McLaughlin

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Anne McLaughlin

| honorific-suffix =

| image = Official portrait of Anne McLaughlin MP crop 2.jpg

| office1 = SNP Spokesperson for Justice and Immigration in the House of Commons

| leader1 = Ian Blackford

| term_start1 = 1 February 2021

| predecessor1 = Joanna Cherry (Justice)
Stuart McDonald (Immigration)

| successor1 = Stuart McDonald

| office2 = Member of Parliament
for Glasgow North East

| term_start2 = 12 December 2019

| term_end2 = 30 May 2024

| predecessor2 = Paul Sweeney

| successor2 = Maureen Burke

| majority2 =

| term_start3 = 7 May 2015

| term_end3 = 3 May 2017

| predecessor3 = Willie Bain

| successor3 = Paul Sweeney

| office4 = Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Glasgow
{{nobold|(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)}}

| term_start4 = 12 February 2009

| term_end4 = 22 March 2011

| predecessor4 = Bashir Ahmad

| successor4 = Hanzala Malik

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|8|df=y}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E9a8DwAAQBAJ&q=anne+mclaughlin&pg=PT662|title=The Honourable Ladies: Volume II: Profiles of Women MPs 1997–2019|first1=Iain|last1=Dale|first2=Jacqui|last2=Smith|date=14 November 2019|publisher=Biteback Publishing|isbn=9781785904479|via=Google Books}}

| birth_place = Greenock, Scotland

| death_date =

| partner = Graham Campbell

| party = Scottish National Party

| caption = Official portrait, 2019

| termend1 = 10 December 2022

| office = SNP Spokesperson for International Development in the House of Commons

| predecessor = Anum Qaisar

| successor = Office not in use

| leader = Stephen Flynn

| term_start = 4 September 2023

| term_end = 5 July 2024

}}

Anne McLaughlin (born 8 March 1966) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North East from 2019 to 2024, and previously from 2015 to 2017. She has been SNP Spokesperson for International Development since 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-04 |title=SNP announces frontbench reshuffle at Westminster |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66707392 |access-date=2023-09-10}}

Early life and education

Anne McLaughlin was born on 8 March 1966 in Greenock. She attended Port Glasgow High School until 1984, then attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and the University of Glasgow.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenational.scot/politics/14888154.meet-your-new-scottish-mps-41-anne-mclaughlin-glasgow-north-east/|title=Meet your new Scottish MPs #41: Anne McLaughlin, Glasgow North East|last=Nutt|first=Kathleen|date=18 August 2015|work=The National|accessdate=1 August 2022}} She joined the SNP after the 1988 Govan by-election.

Political career

At the 2003 Scottish Parliament election, McLaughlin stood as the SNP candidate in Glasgow Rutherglen, coming third with 14.9% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MSP Janis Hughes and the Liberal Democrat candidate Robert Brown.{{Cite web |title=2003 Election Results |url=https://www.parliament.scot/msps/elections/2003-election-results |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.parliament.scot |language=en}}

McLaughlin stood in Glasgow Springburn at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, coming second with 28% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MSP Paul Martin.{{Cite web |title=2007 Election Results |url=https://www.parliament.scot/msps/elections/2007-election-results |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.parliament.scot |language=en}}

McLaughlin became a regional member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow on 6 February 2009, following the death of Bashir Ahmad, as the next person on the SNP's regional list. Before this she was employed as a researcher for the MSP Bob Doris. She has championed the cause of English language skills in Glasgow school-children.{{cite news|url=http://www.theglaswegian.co.uk/glasgow-news/news/2009/03/05/revealed-glasgow-s-urgent-need-for-extra-english-tuition-102692-21172539/|title=Revealed: Glasgow's urgent need for extra English tuition|date=5 March 2009|work=The Glaswegian}} She was a member of the Public Audit and Public Petitions parliamentary committees (2009–2011).{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/26624.aspx |title=Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2007–2011): McLaughlin, Anne |publisher=Scottish Parliament |access-date=9 May 2015}}

She stood in Glasgow Provan at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, coming second with 34.7% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Paul Martin.{{cite news |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/13220337.labour-pains-in-glasgow/ |title=Labour pains in Glasgow |date=5 May 2011 |website=Glasgow Times |access-date=1 August 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Scottish Results |url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/forms/election/ResultsForScottish.aspx |access-date=17 September 2021 |publisher=Glasgow City Council |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803142055/https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/forms/election/ResultsForScottish.aspx |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Region Results for Glasgow Provan (2011) |url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=7537 |access-date=17 September 2021 |publisher=Glasgow City Council}}

Parliamentary career

McLaughlin stood in Glasgow Rutherglen at the 2001 general election, coming second with 14.1% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Tommy McAvoy.{{cite web |title=Election Data 2001 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |access-date=28 June 2017 |publisher=Electoral Calculus |df=dmy-all}}

In June 2011 she was selected as the SNP candidate at the 2011 Inverclyde by-election.{{cite news |date=3 June 2011 |title=SNP choose by-election candidate |url=https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/13999761.snp-choose-by-election-candidate/ |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=Greenock Telegraph}} At the election, McLaughlin came second with 33% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Iain McKenzie.{{cite news |last=Buchanan |first=Raymond |date=1 July 2011 |title=Inverclyde by-election: Labour relief at victory |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13985873 |access-date=1 August 2022 |publisher=BBC News}}

At the 2015 general election, McLaughlin was elected to Parliament as MP for Glasgow North East with 58.1% of the vote and a majority of 9,222.{{cite news |last=Glaze |first=Ben |date=8 May 2015 |title=Election result record as Anne McLaughlin wins biggest swing |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/election-result-record-anne-mclaughlin-5665229 |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=Daily Mirror |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Westminster Election Results |url=http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10527 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040649/http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10527 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |publisher=Glasgow City Council}}{{cite web |date=31 January 2015 |title=SNP and Tory candidates revealed |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/news/snp-and-tory-candidates-revealed-196012n.117398789 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203074005/http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/news/snp-and-tory-candidates-revealed-196012n.117398789 |archive-date=3 February 2015 |access-date=3 February 2015 |website=Evening Times}}

At the snap 2017 general election, McLaughlin was defeated, coming second with 42.2% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Paul Sweeney.{{cite news |author=STV News Archive |date=9 June 2017 |title=Labour regain control of Glasgow North East from SNP |url=https://archive.news.stv.tv/west-central/1390828-labour-regain-control-of-glasgow-north-east-from-snp.html |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=STV News |language=en}}{{cite web |date=29 January 2019 |orig-date=7 April 2018 |title=Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183438/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019 |publisher=House of Commons Library |edition=Second}}

McLaughlin regained her seat of Glasgow North East at the 2019 general election, winning with 46.9% of the vote and a majority of 2,548.{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Gary |date=2019-12-13 |title=Labour's Paul Sweeney loses Glasgow North East seat to SNP |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/labours-paul-sweeney-loses-glasgow-17414083 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=GlasgowLive |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Glasgow North East parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000032 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411122001/https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000032 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |access-date=2019-12-16 |publisher=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{cite web |date=28 January 2020 |title=Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118043715/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2021 |access-date=19 January 2022 |publisher=House of Commons Library |location=London}}

In June 2024, McLaughlin was reselected as the SNP candidate for Glasgow North East at the 2024 general election.https://glasgow.gov.uk/media/12223/Glasgow-North-East/pdf/NORTH_EAST_-_SOPN_and_NOP.pdf?m=1717783302123 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} However, she was not re-elected, and lost to the Labour Party candidate Maureen Burke.{{Cite news |title=Glasgow North East – General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/S14000086 |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Personal Life

Anne lives in Dennistoun. She has been in a long-term relationship with Glasgow City Council Councillor Graham Campbell.

References

External links

{{SP-MSP}}
[http://www.snp.org/anne_mclaughlin Profile] at SNP website
{{Twitter}};
Blogs: [http://indygalgoestoholyrood.blogspot.com/ indygal goes to holyrood] [http://indygalineurope.blogspot.com/ indygal in europe] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070430192358/http://indygal.blog.com/ indygal]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110611052114/http://www.annemclaughlin.net/ personal website relating to MSP position] in use between 2009 and 2011

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