Adam Ingram (SNP politician)

For the former member of the United Kingdom Parliament, see Adam Ingram (Labour politician).

Adam Ingram


Minister for Children and Early Years
In office 17 May 2007 – 25 May 2011
First Minister	Alex Salmond
Preceded by	new post
Succeeded by	Angela Constance (as Minister for Children and Young People)
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
In office 6 May 2011 – 23 March 2016
Preceded by	Cathy Jamieson
Majority	2581
Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Personal details
Born	(1951-05-01) 1 May 1951 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Political party	Scottish National Party
Spouse(s)	Married
Children	Four children
Profession	Economist
Website	www.adamingrammsp.com

Adam Ingram (born 1 May 1951) is a Scottish politician who was formerly a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) 1999−2016. He was first a MSP for the South of Scotland region 1999−2011, then the MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency 2011−16.

Early life

Ingram was born on 1 May 1951 in Kilmarnock, Scotland. An economist before becoming a parliamentarian, he previously was the SNP's national organiser.

Electoral record

Ingram stood as a candidate in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency in the first four Scottish Parliament elections. In the first three elections he lost out to Labour's Cathy Jamieson but was elected as a list MSP for the South of Scotland region each time in 1999, 2003 and 2007. He was eventually elected to the constituency in the 2011 election, defeating his Labour rival, Richard Leonard.

Positions held

Ingram was a shadow deputy minister from 2000 onwards, with responsibility for Children and Early Education from 2004. After the SNP formed a minority government in 2007, Ingram was the Scottish Government's Minister for Children and Early Years until 2011.

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Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Cathy Jamieson	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 2011–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Post created	Minister for Children and Early Years 2007–2011	Succeeded by Angela Constance (as Minister for Children and Young People)

Members of the Scottish Parliament in the South of Scotland region

Elected in the 2016 election

Constituency MSPs	John Scott (Con, Ayr) Jeane Freeman (SNP, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) Aileen Campbell (SNP, Clydesdale) Oliver Mundell (Con, Dumfriesshire) Iain Gray (Lab, East Lothian) John Lamont (Con, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) Finlay Carson (Con, Galloway and West Dumfries) Willie Coffey (SNP, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) Christine Grahame (SNP, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale)

Additional members	Claudia Beamish (Lab} Rachael Hamilton (Con) Brian Whittle (Con) Joan McAlpine (SNP) Emma Harper (SNP) Colin Smyth (Lab) Paul Wheelhouse (SNP)

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