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David Martin (Scottish politician)

British Labour Party politician

For other people named David Martin, see David Martin (disambiguation).

David Martin (born 26 August ) is a Scottish politician who has served as co-convener of the Citizens' Assembly of Scotland since A member of the Scottish Labour Party, he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from to , having first represented the Lothians constituency until and then for the Scotland constituency.

He was the United Kingdom's longest serving MEP and the second longest serving MEP in the whole European Parliament.[1]

Early life

David Martin was born and educated in Edinburgh, where he attended Liberton High School then Heriot-Watt University. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a stockbroker's assistant, and also as an animal rights campaigner.[2]

Political career

Martin was first elected as a councillor in

European Parliament

Martin won the Lothians seat in the European Parliament election.

He retained his seat, and following a reform of the electoral system, was in elected to represent the whole of Scotland along with other members.

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He was elected in as the youngest ever leader of the British Labour delegation of MEPs. He was Vice-President of the European Parliament from to , the longest period anyone has served in that position. In he was the defeated Socialist candidate for President of the Parliament.

He was the European Parliament's rapporteur on the Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties.

Martin supported Owen Smith in the Labour Party (UK) leadership election.[3]

Martin was first on the Scottish Labour party list for the European Parliament election. The result for Scotland was declared on 17 May Scottish Labour lost both its seats, receiving % of the vote.[4] He did not attend the declaration, leaving Edinburgh City Chambers the night before.[5]

Trade Committee

Martin was a co-ordinator and spokesperson for the Socialists and Democrats Group on the International Trade (INTA) committee.

As well as this role, he was the rapporteur for the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and standing rapporteur for the ASEAN-5 countries.

Martin stepped in as the rapporteur for the ACTA treaty after the original rapporteur, Kader Arif, resigned in protest.[6] In April , Martin recommended that the European Parliament reject ACTA, on the grounds that civil liberties were not adequately protected.[7][8] His recommendation was adopted by the Parliament in the biggest ever defeat of a legislative proposal from the European Commission – MEPs voted against ACTA, 39 in favour, and abstained.[9]

In , Martin was voted MEP of the year in the international trade category by The Parliament Magazine.[10]

Martin was the rapporteur for the UN Arms Trade Treaty, encouraging member states to ratify the treaty and pushing for the EU to lead strict global implementation of new rules for greater transparency and responsibility in the arms industry.[11]

Animal Welfare

Martin is Honorary Vice-President of the Animal Welfare Intergroup, a cross-party group of MEPs striving for animal rights.[12]

He was instrumental in the Seal Regulation, which bans the sale of seal products in the European Union.

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    • It has been estimated by the Humane Society International that in Canada around , seals have been saved per year as a result of this ruling.[13] This was reinforced by a landmark WTO ruling following a challenge to the EU legislation by the Norwegian and Canadian governments.[14]

    Scottish politics

    Following the Brexit vote of 23 June , Martin was invited to join the First Minister's Standing Council on Europe, a cross-party body which offers advice to the Scottish government on how best to protect Scotland's relationship with the European Union.[15] In contrast to England and Wales, Scotland voted firmly in favour of EU membership by 62% to 38%.[16]

    In a video he explained, "she [First Minister Nicola Sturgeon] assured me this would be an all-party and no-party, a pro-independence and an anti-independence grouping, that there would be no bias one way or the other.

    Our job is simply to look at what would be best for Scotland in the new situation that we face".[17]

    In January , Martin became President of the European Movement in Scotland.[18]

    Citizens' Assembly

    Since losing his seat in , Martin has been appointed as co-convener of the Citizens' Assembly of Scotland.[19] He took office on 6 August with co-convener Kate Wimpress.[20]

    In July , Joanna Cherry, Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West, suggested the Assembly would be used to promote Scottish nationalism.[21] Martin, a unionist, refused to endorse a boycott of the Assembly encouraged by Scotland in Union, the Scottish Conservatives and the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

    He insisted the running of the Assembly would be impartial and expressed his disappointment at the going ahead of the boycott.[22]

    Personal life

    Martin is married to Lorraine Davidson, with two children; he also has two children from a previous marriage to his first wife Margaret.[23]

    References

    1. ^"Call for 'groundwork' on SNP-Labour deal".

      BBC News.

      Prior to entering politics, he worked as a stockbroker's assistant, and also as an animal rights campaigner. Martin stepped in as the rapporteur for the ACTA treaty after the original rapporteur, Kader Arif , resigned in protest. Archived from the original on 9 August Facebook Twitter.

      15 September Retrieved 15 September

    2. ^BBC-Vacher's Biographical Guide . London: BBC Political Research Unit and Vacher's Publications. pp.&#;6– ISBN&#;.
    3. ^Smith, Mikey; Bloom, Dan (20 July ). "Which MPs are nominating Owen Smith in the Labour leadership contest?". Mirror. Retrieved 10 November
    4. ^"SNP increases MEPs amid Labour collapse".

      27 May Retrieved 10 August

    5. ^"Unspun: the political diary". The Herald. Glasgow.

    8. June Retrieved 10 August

    9. ^Arthur, Charles (1 February ). "Acta goes too far, says MEP". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 17 August
    10. ^"EU Parliament's draftsman urges ACTA rejection". Archived from the original on 13 April Retrieved 14 April
    11. ^"EU Rapporteur's Draft Recommendation".
    12. ^"European Parliament rejects ACTA | News | European Parliament".

      News | European Parliament. 4 July Retrieved 18 August

    13. ^David Martin (4 June ), Parliament Magazine MEP Awards_Trade, archived from the original on 22 December , retrieved 18 August
    14. ^"EU must lead global monitoring of arms trade, says S&D member David Martin | Socialists & Democrats".

      . Retrieved 18 August

    15. ^"Animal Welfare Intergroup – The Bureau". Archived from the original on 16 September Retrieved 18 August
    16. ^", Seals' Lives Saved&#;: Humane Society International". . Retrieved 18 August
    17. ^"Historic WTO Ruling Upholds EU Ban on Seal Product Trade&#;: Humane Society International".

      . Retrieved 18 August

    18. ^"First meeting of Standing Council on Europe – First Minister of Scotland". 15 July Retrieved 17 August
    19. ^"EU referendum: Scotland backs Remain as UK votes Leave – BBC News". BBC News. 22 June Retrieved 17 August
    20. ^"David Martin MEP – Videos | Facebook".

      Biography of mahatma gandhi Struan Stevenson was the author of that bagpipe banning stuff, and all because Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who became Prime Minister of Denmark, was pushing through a report in the European Parliament on noise abatement at work. He was instrumental in the Seal Regulation , which bans the sale of seal products in the European Union. This may damage our service industry and in particular, the financial sector. Big nonsense.

      . Retrieved 17 August

    21. ^"European Movement in Scotland – the European Movement in Scotland".
    22. ^"Threat to Scotland's new Citizens' Assembly leaves top adviser 'fuming'". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 July
    23. ^"Conveners appointed for constitutional Citizens' Assembly".

      Holyrood Magazine.

      Prior to entering politics, he worked as a stockbroker's assistant, and also as an animal rights campaigner. Citizens' Assembly [ edit ]. I knew that when I went down to number three. Even as a Labour politician, I think the current Scottish government is doing a good job.

      6 August Archived from the original on 9 August Retrieved 9 August

    24. ^"SNP MP Joanna Cherry QC has made Citizens Assembly 'ten times harder', says adviser". The Herald. Glasgow. 7 July Retrieved 8 July
    25. ^"Citizens' Assembly 'perfect way' to boost Scottish independence".

      The Scotsman.

      David Martin - MEP profile: ISBN However he warned that the protection of public services including the NHS, maintaining EU food safety standards and preventing backdoor corporate power grabs were key priorities for the Group, and a final assessment of the deal will be needed before the Parliament votes to approve or reject the deal in the coming years. A PCA includes human rights and other conditions for an agreement to which America, with regard to TTIP, had already made clear that they did not want to sign, even under the Obama Administration. It was true.

      Retrieved 8 July

    26. ^Peterkin, Tom (14 May ). "Labour's top MEPs in expenses wrangle at launch of Euro campaign". The Daily Telegraph.

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