Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Chair of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Wishart |
| Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | |
| In office 4 October 2004 – 17 May 2007 | |
| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Frank McAveety |
| Succeeded by | Linda Fabiani |
| Minister for Parliamentary Business | |
| In office 27 November 2001 – 4 October 2004 | |
| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Tom McCabe |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Curran |
| Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |
| In office 12 May 1999 – 27 November 2001 | |
| Presiding Officer | David Steel |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Murray Tosh |
| Member of Parliament for Glasgow West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 6,446 (16.2%) |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Maryhill (1999–2011) | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 23 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Bob Doris |
| Member of Glasgow City Council for Drumchapel/Anniesland | |
| In office 5 May 2022 – 2 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Josephine Ferguson 24 September 1958 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish Labour |
| Spouse | Bill Butler |
| Alma mater | Glasgow College of Technology (HNC) |
Patricia Josephine Ferguson (born 24 September 1958) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow West since 2024. Ferguson previously served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, previously Glasgow Maryhill, from 1999 to 2016. A member of the Labour Party, she was in the Scottish Cabinet of First Minister Jack McConnell from 2001 to 2007.
Ferguson was also a Glasgow City Council Councillor, until her resignation on 2 September 2024. She currently chairs the Scottish Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons.