Michael Shanks (politician)

Michael Shanks
Official portrait, 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy
Assumed office
9 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byAndrew Bowie (Nuclear and Networks)
Member of Parliament
for Rutherglen
Rutherglen and Hamilton West (2023–2024)
Assumed office
5 October 2023
Preceded byMargaret Ferrier
Majority8,767 (20.6%)
2023–2024Scotland
Personal details
Born
Michael Graeme Shanks

(1988-03-04) 4 March 1988
Ayrshire, Scotland
Political partyScottish Labour (until 2019; since 2020)
EducationUniversity of Glasgow

Michael Graeme Shanks (born 4 March 1988) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former teacher who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen, previously Rutherglen and Hamilton West, since 2023. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy since July 2024.