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Adam Paterson Ingram (born in Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
 on 1 February 1947) is a British politician, and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for East Kilbride
East Kilbride

East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It is Scotland's first new town, and lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes, about southeast of Glasgow city centre....
. He is a member of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
.

ent to Cranhill Senior Secondary School in Cranhill
Cranhill

Cranhill is a housing estate in the east end of Glasgow....
, Glasgow in the year below Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope

Archibald Johnstone Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Privy Council of the United Kingdom is a politician in the United Kingdom....
. He is a graduate of the Open University
Open University

The Open University is the UK's Distance education government-supported university notable for having an open entry policy, i.e. students' previous academic achievements are not taken into account for entry to most undergraduate courses....
. He became a trade union official with NALGO
National Association of Local Government Officers

The National and Local Government Officers Association was a United Kingdom trade union representing mostly local government White-collar workers workers....
 from 1977-87 after several years working as a computer programmer/analyst from 1967-77. A Justice of the Peace and former chairman of East Kilbride Constituency Labour Party, Ingram was East Kilbride District Councillor from 1980-7 and leader of the District Council from 1984-7.

ontested Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Strathkelvin and Bearsden (UK Parliament constituency)

Strathkelvin and Bearsden was a United Kingdom constituencies represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983....
 in 1983.

Ingram entered the Commons in the 1987 election
United Kingdom general election, 1987

The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher....
 and during this parliamentary term acted as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Neil Kinnock
Neil Kinnock

Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock Privy Council of the United Kingdom is a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1995, and was Leader of the Opposition and Labour Party leader from 1983 to 1992, when he resigned after the United Kingdom general election, 1992 defeat....
.






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Adam Paterson Ingram (born in Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
 on 1 February 1947) is a British politician, and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for East Kilbride
East Kilbride

East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It is Scotland's first new town, and lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes, about southeast of Glasgow city centre....
. He is a member of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
.

Early life

He went to Cranhill Senior Secondary School in Cranhill
Cranhill

Cranhill is a housing estate in the east end of Glasgow....
, Glasgow in the year below Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope

Archibald Johnstone Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Privy Council of the United Kingdom is a politician in the United Kingdom....
. He is a graduate of the Open University
Open University

The Open University is the UK's Distance education government-supported university notable for having an open entry policy, i.e. students' previous academic achievements are not taken into account for entry to most undergraduate courses....
. He became a trade union official with NALGO
National Association of Local Government Officers

The National and Local Government Officers Association was a United Kingdom trade union representing mostly local government White-collar workers workers....
 from 1977-87 after several years working as a computer programmer/analyst from 1967-77. A Justice of the Peace and former chairman of East Kilbride Constituency Labour Party, Ingram was East Kilbride District Councillor from 1980-7 and leader of the District Council from 1984-7.

Parliamentary career

He contested Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Strathkelvin and Bearsden (UK Parliament constituency)

Strathkelvin and Bearsden was a United Kingdom constituencies represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983....
 in 1983.

Ingram entered the Commons in the 1987 election
United Kingdom general election, 1987

The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher....
 and during this parliamentary term acted as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Neil Kinnock
Neil Kinnock

Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock Privy Council of the United Kingdom is a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1995, and was Leader of the Opposition and Labour Party leader from 1983 to 1992, when he resigned after the United Kingdom general election, 1992 defeat....
. Upon Labour's landslide election victory in 1997 he was appointed a junior minister at the Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office

The Northern Ireland Office is a United Kingdom government department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, currently Shaun Woodward MP supported by Paul Goggins MP....
 with responsibilities including security. In 2001 he became Armed Forces Minister at the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence is the Departments of the United Kingdom Government responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
, a position he held until Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown

James Gordon Brown UK Member of Parliament is a United Kingdom Labour Party politician and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Brown assumed office in June 2007, after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labour Party....
 became Prime Minister in 2007. He was the longest serving Defence Minister in British history. He is a member of the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British monarchy. Its members are largely senior politicians, who were or are members of either the House of Commons of the United Kingdom or House of Lords....
.

Controversies

Ingram sued George Galloway
George Galloway

George Galloway is a British politician, author and talk show host. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1987 and currently represents RESPECT The Unity Coalition for the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency....
 and his publisher for alleged defamation regarding remarks Galloway made in his autobiography about Ingram's youthful membership of the Orange Order. Ingram lost the case and was ordered to pay costs.

Personal life

He married Maureen McMahon in 1970.

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