Martin McCluskey

Martin McCluskey
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Energy and Jobs
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 July 2026
Prime MinisterAndy Burnham
Preceded byPosition established
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers
In office
7 September 2025 – 21 July 2026
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byMiatta Fahnbulleh
Succeeded byPolly Billington
Assistant Government Whip
In office
18 July 2024 – 7 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Member of Parliament
for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency Established
Majority6,371 (15.8%)
Personal details
BornMartin James McCluskey
(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986
Greenock, Scotland
PartyLabour
EducationSt Patrick's Primary, Greenock
St Aloysius' College, Glasgow
Alma materUniversity of Oxford

Martin James McCluskey (born 25 February 1986) is a Scottish Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West since the 2024 general election.[1] He was promoted to Assistant Whip on 18 July 2024.[2] On 7 September 2025 McCluskey was promoted again to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.[3][4]

Background

McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock[5] and was educated at St Patrick's Primary, Greenock, St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council (Inverclyde West ward) in 2022.[6][5] Following his election as a Member of Parliament, he has resigned from his seat on Inverclyde Council.[7]

He is a member of the Fabian Society's executive committee.[8]

In July 2026, McCluskey attended the International Energy Agency global conference on energy efficiency in Canada as Head of the UK delegation.[9]

Personal life

McCluskey lives in Gourock with his husband.[6] He became Inverclyde Council's first councillor who came out as gay. The couple were married on 9 November 2024.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  2. ↑ "Assistant Whip, House of Commons - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Who's Who in the UK Government after Keir Starmer Reshuffle?". Holyrood Website. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Martin McCluskey MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Scottish Labour hopefuls: From the long serving to the rising stars of new New Labour". The Herald. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Martin McCluskey for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Inverclyde MP Martin McCluskey steps down as councillor for Gourock ward". Greenock Telegraph. 3 September 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Executive committee". Fabian Society. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Martin McCluskey MP (@martinmccluskey) on X". X (formerly Twitter). 3 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  10. ↑ McCracken, Gordon (8 June 2022). "Inverclyde's first openly gay councillor hopes he can inspire other LGBT people". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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