Michael Shanks

MP for Rutherglen (Labour).

Membership

• MP for Rutherglen, Labour (5 July 2024 – now)
• MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Labour (6 October 2023 – 30 May 2024)

Roles

• Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) (6 September 2025 – now)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) (9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025)
• Shadow Minister (Scotland) (28 November 2023 – 30 May 2024)

Rutherglen: 2024 general election: majority 8,767 (20.6%).

Rutherglen and Hamilton West: 2023 by-election: majority 9,446 (31.0%).