Rt Hon Ian Murray MP
Labour
Edinburgh South
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The Rt Hon Ian Murray is the Labour MP for Edinburgh South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
He currently holds the Government posts of Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), and Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport).
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Edinburgh South
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Edinburgh South
Party history
2010-05-06 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-06 → present
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
2025-09-06 → present
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
2024-07-05 → 2025-09-05
Secretary of State for Scotland
Opposition posts
2020-04-06 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
2015-05-08 → 2016-06-26
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
2011-10-07 → 2015-05-08
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
Committee memberships
2010-07-12 → 2011-10-24
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2010-07-26 → 2012-12-10
Environmental Audit Committee
2010-11-02 → 2011-10-24
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
2015-11-04 → 2017-05-03
Public Accounts Commission
2016-09-05 → 2017-05-03
Scottish Affairs Committee
2020-03-02 → 2020-05-11
Foreign Affairs Committee
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Foreign Affairs Committee
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
Foreign Affairs Committee
2024-03-13 → 2024-05-30
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
ian.murray.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7064 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 7064 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
ian.murray.mp@parliament.uk
0131 662 4520 · 31 Minto Street, Edinburgh, EH9 2BT
0131 662 4520 · 31 Minto Street, Edinburgh, EH9 2BT
Website
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