Michael Marra (politician)

Michael James Marra is a Scottish Labour politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland since May 2021.

This article is about the current MSP for North East Scotland. For the musician, see Michael Marra.

Michael Marra
MSP
Swearing in, 2021
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for North East Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Scottish Labour frontbench roles
2021–presentShadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Personal details
Political partyScottish Labour

Political career

In November 2020, Marra was confirmed as a candidate on Labour's regional list for the North East, coinciding with his sister Jenny Marra announcement that she would not seek re-election to the Scottish Parliament.[1]

On 8 May 2021 Marra was elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland.[2] He had been appointed as Education and Skills spokesperson in Scottish Labour's campaign cabinet just before the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections.[3] He was retained as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills after the election.[4]

References
  1. Malik, Paul (30 November 2020). "Michael Marra aims to replace sister Jenny as MSP". The Courier. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. "Scotland Election 2021 > North East Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. Rodgers, Sienna. "Sarwar unveils new 'campaign cabinet' to lead Scottish Labour into election". LabourList. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. Davidson, Peter (31 May 2021). "Scottish Labour announce shadow team as Anas Sarwar focuses on national recovery". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 May 2021.


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