MP for Edinburgh South
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Ian Murray is a Labour (Co‑op) MP for Edinburgh South, first elected in 2010. He currently serves as Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and for Culture, Media and Sport, taking on these ministerial roles in September 2025. His career has included serving as Secretary of State for Scotland from July 2024 to September 2025, and he has sat on the Foreign Affairs and Scottish Affairs committees, along with time on the opposition front bench as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland.
He shows high party loyalty and strong attendance (100% party loyalty; 69% attendance), with a centre‑left overall stance (39/100). He has recorded 6 rebel votes, including notable votes against party lines on issues such as the 2019 Humble Address relating to Integrated Care Regulations and various Brexit-related measures in 2017. In policy terms, he generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, supports regulation of bus services, and tends to oppose tighter immigration and asylum controls, with mixed voting on transgender rights, trade union powers, VAT changes, and sentencing policies.
Declared financial interests include seven items: five miscellaneous entries, one land and property entry, and one shareholding.
Generated 21 February 2026
15 positions
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Since Sept 2025
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Since Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Scotland
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
Mar 2024 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Apr 2020 - May 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sept 2017 - Nov 2019
Foreign Affairs Committee
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading
1 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part
8 Feb 2017
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt)
7 Dec 2016
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading
8 Feb 2017
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA)
12 Sept 2018
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading