Adam ingram biography

British Labour Party politician

For the member of the Scottish Parliament, see Adam Ingram (SNP politician).

Adam Paterson Ingram (born 1 February 1947) is a retired British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kilbride, then East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, from 1987 to 2010.

Early life

Ingram attended Cranhill Senior Secondary School in Cranhill, Glasgow, a year below Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope and is a graduate of the Open University. He became a trade union official with NALGO from 1977 to 1987 after several years working as a computer programmer/analyst from 1967 to 1977.^[1] A Justice of the Peace and former chairman of East Kilbride Constituency Labour Party, Ingram was an East Kilbride District Councillor from 1980 to 1987 and leader of the District Council from 1984 to 1987.

Parliamentary career

Ingram was the Labour candidate for Strathkelvin and Bearsden in Adam Ingram (SNP politician) - Wikipedia SOHOQ