Michael Shanks (politician)

Michael Shanks
MP
Michael Shanks MP
	Official portrait, 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 July 2024
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Andrew Bowie (Nuclear and Networks)
Member of Parliament ; for Rutherglen; Rutherglen and Hamilton West (2023–2024)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 October 2023
Preceded by	Margaret Ferrier
Majority	8,767 (20.6%)
2023–2024
Shadow portfolios
2023–2024	Scotland
Personal details
Born	Michael Graeme Shanks; 1988 (age 35–36); Ayrshire, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Labour (until 2019; since 2020)
Education	University of Glasgow

Michael Graeme Shanks (born 1988)^[1]^[2] is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen, previously Rutherglen and Hamilton West, since 2023.^[3] He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy since July 2024.^[4]

^ Robertson, Adam (6 October 2023). "Who is Michael Shanks? Meet Labour's newest Scottish MP". The National. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ Shanks, Michael (22 January 2024). "Michael Shanks MP on X". twitter.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024. I was in fact born in 1988
^ Brooks, Libby; Carrell, Severin (6 October 2023). "'Seismic night in Scotland': Labour crushes SNP in Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 July 2024.