Adam Hamilton Ingram (born 1 May 1951) is a Scottish politician who was a

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(SNP)

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(MSP) from 1999 to 2016. He was first a MSP for the

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region from 1999 to 2011, then the MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency from 2011 to 2016.

Early life

Ingram was born on 1 May 1951 in

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, Scotland. He was an

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before becoming a parliamentarian, and had been the SNP's national organiser.

Electoral record

Ingram stood as a candidate in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency in the first four Scottish Parliament elections. In the first three elections he lost to Labour's

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but was elected as a list MSP for the South of Scotland region each time in

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and

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. He was elected to the constituency in the 2011 election with a majority of 2,581 votes over his nearest rival,

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, future Leader of the

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Positions held

Ingram was a shadow deputy minister from 2000 onwards, with responsibility for Children and Early Education from 2004. After the SNP formed a

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in 2007, Ingram was the

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until 2011.

External links

MSP website
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SNP website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingram, Adam 1951 births Living people People from Kilmarnock Scottish businesspeople Scottish economists Scottish National Party MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016