Ian Murray (born 10 August 1976) is a Scottish politician who has served as Secretary of State for Scotland since July 2024.

[2] While studying at university, he had a part-time job in a local fish & chip shop before setting up and running a pizza delivery service.

[3] In 2003, Murray stood in the local elections for Liberton winning the seat for Labour at the age of 27; he later represented the larger Liberton/Gilmerton ward from 2007 to 2010.

[13] He was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland on 11 May 2015 by acting Labour Party leader Harriet Harman.

[15][16] Prior to the 2019 general election, Murray faced the threat of deselection when Unite the Union announced it would vote to trigger an open selection.

He claimed to have encountered hostility from independence activists and reported that his office premises had been plastered with pro-independence "Yes" stickers,[24] which were immediately removed.

Three shadow ministers resigned in protest and were criticised by Corbyn ally John McDonnell as being part of a "narrow right wing clique" aligned with the Blairite Progress group.

Murray, a Progress member, was interviewed on the Sunday Politics Scotland programme on 10 January and criticised McDonnell, saying he should "ramp down the rhetoric".

[25] On 26 June 2016, two days after the EU referendum, Murray resigned with other members of the Shadow Cabinet, citing a lack of confidence in Corbyn's leadership ability to win a general election.

[32] Murray finished in fourth place and was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland by new party leader Keir Starmer.