Profile

Former Labour MP for Edinburgh South

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Secretary (11 May 2005 to 13 Mar 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry (17 Dec 2004 to 11 May 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Small Business), Department of Trade and Industry ( 4 Nov 2004 to 17 Dec 2004)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry (11 Jun 2001 to 4 Nov 2004)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Competition and Consumer Affairs), Department of Trade and Industry ( 5 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Ancram
• Michael Hutchison
• William Darling
• Samuel Chapman
• Charles Murray
• James Parrott
• Arthur Dewar
• Charles Lyell
• Arthur Dewar
• Andrew Agnew
• Arthur Dewar
• Herbert Paul
• Robert Cox
• Herbert Paul
• Hugh Childers
• George Harrison

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ian Murray