Ian Davidson (Scottish politician)
Ian Davidson | |
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Studio portrait, 2011 | |
| Chair of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee | |
| In office 17 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Sarwar |
| Succeeded by | Pete Wishart |
| Member of Parliament for Glasgow South West Glasgow Pollok (1997–2005) | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Dunnachie |
| Succeeded by | Chris Stephens |
| Member of Parliament for Glasgow Govan | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Sillars |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sarwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Graham Davidson 8 September 1950 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse | Morag Mackinnon (m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
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Ian Graham Davidson (born 8 September 1950) is a Scottish politician who served as chair of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee from 2010 to 2015. A member of the Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow South West, formerly Glasgow Pollok, from 1992 to 2015.
Davidson previously worked as a Community Service Manager and for Janey Buchan when she was a Member of the European Parliament. In 2017 and 2019, he was Scottish Labour's parliamentary candidate in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk.