Patricia Ferguson

Patricia Ferguson
Official portrait, 2024
Chair of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee
Assumed office
12 September 2024
Preceded byPete Wishart
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport
In office
4 October 2004  17 May 2007
First MinisterJack McConnell
Preceded byFrank McAveety
Succeeded byLinda Fabiani
Minister for Parliamentary Business
In office
27 November 2001  4 October 2004
First MinisterJack McConnell
Preceded byTom McCabe
Succeeded byMargaret Curran
Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
In office
12 May 1999  27 November 2001
Presiding OfficerDavid Steel
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMurray Tosh
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow West
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency created
Majority6,446 (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 byOffice established
Succeeded byBob Doris
Member of Glasgow City Council
for Drumchapel/Anniesland
In office
5 May 2022  2 September 2024
Personal details
Born
Patricia Josephine Ferguson

(1958-09-24) 24 September 1958
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish Labour
SpouseBill Butler
Alma materGlasgow 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.