Sandy Martin (politician)

Sandy Martin
MP
Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017
Member of Parliament
for Ipswich
Assumed office
9 June 2017
Preceded by Ben Gummer
Majority 831 (1.6%)
Personal details
Born Alexander Gordon Martin[1]
(1957-05-02) 2 May 1957[2]
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Website sandyofipswich.co.uk

Alexander Gordon "Sandy" Martin (born 2 May 1957) is a British politician of the Labour Party. He was elected at the 2017 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP)[3] for Ipswich[4] succeeding the Conservative Ben Gummer.

A former Labour group leader on Suffolk County Council,[5] Martin is a member of the LGBT Labour campaign.[6][7][8] Martin describes himself politically as a democratic socialist and an environmentalist.[9] His father was the late actor Trevor Martin.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11785.
  2. ↑ Geater, Paul. "Election 2017: Labour's Sandy Martin celebrates birthday with general election battle". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Parliament UK
  4. ↑ "Election 2017: Ipswich". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Martin, Alexander Gordon. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Conservatives set to fall short of an overall majority, exit poll suggests". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ↑ @LGBTLabour (2 May 2017). "Well done to #LGBTLabour member Sandy..." (Tweet). Retrieved 10 June 2017 – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Reynolds, Andrew. "UK set to break record for highest number of LGBTQ MPs after General Election". Pink News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sandy Martin". Twitter. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Hadoke, Toby (12 October 2017). "Obituary - Trevor Martin, Scottish actor who played Doctor Who on stage". The Herald. Glasgow.
  11. ↑ "Trevor Martin RIP". The Gallifreyan Newsroom. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ben Gummer		 Member of Parliament for Ipswich
2017–present		 Incumbent
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