Patricia Ferguson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Chair of theScottish Affairs Select Committee | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Wishart |
| Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | |
| In office 4 October 2004 – 17 May 2007 | |
| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Frank McAveety |
| Succeeded by | Linda Fabiani |
| Minister for Parliamentary Business | |
| In office 27 November 2001 – 4 October 2004 | |
| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Tom McCabe |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Curran |
| Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |
| In office 12 May 1999 – 27 November 2001 | |
| Presiding Officer | David Steel |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Murray Tosh |
| Member of Parliament forGlasgow West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 6,446 (16.2%) |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament forGlasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Maryhill (1999–2011) | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 23 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Bob Doris |
| Member ofGlasgow City Council forDrumchapel/Anniesland | |
| In office 5 May 2022 – 2 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Josephine Ferguson (1958-09-24)24 September 1958 (age 66) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish Labour |
| Spouse | Bill Butler |
| Alma mater | Glasgow College of Technology (HNC) |
Patricia Josephine Ferguson (born 24 September 1958) is a British politician who has served asMember of Parliament (MP) forGlasgow West since2024. Ferguson previously served as aMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) forGlasgow Maryhill and Springburn, previouslyGlasgow Maryhill, from 1999 to 2016. A member of theLabour Party, she was in theScottish Cabinet ofFirst MinisterJack McConnell from 2001 to 2007.
Ferguson was also aGlasgow City Council Councillor, until her resignation on 2 September 2024.[1] She currently chairs theScottish Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons.
Ferguson was educated at Garnethill Convent Secondary School in Glasgow between 1970 and 1976, and atGlasgow College of Technology, where she obtained anHNC inPublic Administration in 1978.[2] She spent part of her childhood living in the city'sRed Road Flats.[3]
Prior to entering theScottish Parliament, she worked as aadministrator inNHS Scotland between 1978 and 1990, with theScottish Trades Union Congress between 1990 and 1994, and with theScottish Labour Party between 1994 and 1999.[2]
She was first elected as an MSP in 1999 for the newly createdGlasgow Maryhill constituency,[4] a seat she held until 2011 when Glasgow Maryhill was merged with other constituencies to form theGlasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency. She won the 2011 Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn election but lost her seat in 2016[5] toScottish National Party(SNP) memberBob Doris.[6]
After being elected as MSP for Glasgow Maryhill in May 1999, she was Deputy Presiding Officer of theScottish Parliament from 1999 until 2001 and as a member of several of the Parliament's Standards and Procedures Committees.[7]
She was first appointed to theScottish Executive Cabinet in November 2001 asMinister for Parliament whenJack McConnell becameFirst Minister. She became Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in October 2004.[5]
In 2006, her name was included on a variant of aNigerian scam email after a high-profile trip toMalawi as part of her Scottish Executive brief.[8]
In the2022 Glasgow City Council election, Ferguson was one of four members (including Labour colleague Paul Carey) elected to represent theDrumchapel/Anniesland ward.[9]
Ferguson was elected to the United Kingdom Parliament at the 2024 general election, defeating SNP incumbentCarol Monaghan of predecessor seatGlasgow North West.[10] Before that, she was first runner-up to Monaghan in Glasgow North West in2019.[11]
On 12 September 2024, she was elected chair of theScottish Affairs Select Committee.[12]
She is married to former Labour MSP and councillor colleagueBill Butler.[5]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament forGlasgow West 2024–present | Incumbent |
| Scottish Parliament | ||
| New constituency | Member of the Scottish Parliament forGlasgow Maryhill and Springburn 2011–2016 | Succeeded by |
| New constituency | Member of the Scottish Parliament forGlasgow Maryhill 1999–2011 | Constituency abolished |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 2004–2007 | Office abolished |
| Preceded by | Minister for Parliamentary Business 2001–2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Gaelic 2006–2007 | Succeeded by |
