Martin McCluskey


Martin James McCluskey is a Scottish Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West (UK [Parliament constituency)|Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West] since the 2024 general election. He was promoted to Assistant Whip on 18 July 2024. On 7 September 2025 McCluskey was promoted again to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Background

McCluskey was born and brought up in Greenock and was educated at St Patrick's Primary, Greenock, St Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a councillor for Inverclyde Council in 2022. Following his election as a Member of Parliament, he has resigned from his seat on Inverclyde Council.
He is a member of the Fabian Society's executive committee.

Personal life

McCluskey lives in Gourock with his husband. He became Inverclyde Council's first councillor who came out as gay. The couple were married on 9 November 2024.