Editing Ian McCartney (section)

{{Short description|British Labour Party politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]] Sir
|name             = Ian McCartney
|image=Minister_of_State_for_Trade,_UK,_Mr._Ian_McCartney,_in_New_Delhi_on_November_27,_2006_(cropped).jpg
|caption=McCartney in 2006
|office           = [[Minister of State for Trade]]
|primeminister    = [[Tony Blair]]
|term_start       = 5 May 2006
|term_end         = 27 June 2007
|predecessor      = [[Ian Pearson]]
|successor        = [[Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham|The Lord Jones of Birmingham]]
|office1         = [[National Executive Committee (Labour Party)|Chairman of the Labour Party]]
|leader1         = [[Tony Blair]]
|term_start1     = 4 April 2003
|term_end1       = 5 May 2006
|predecessor1    = [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]]
|successor1      = [[Hazel Blears]]
|office2          = [[Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)|Minister without Portfolio]]
|primeminister2   = [[Tony Blair]]
|term_start2      = 4 April 2003
|term_end2        = 5 May 2006
|predecessor2     = [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]]
|successor2       = [[Hazel Blears]]
|office3          = [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion#List of Ministers|Minister of State for Pensions]]
|primeminister3   = [[Tony Blair]]
|term_start3      = 8 June 2001
|term_end3        = 4 April 2003
|predecessor3     = [[Jeff Rooker]]
|successor3       = [[Malcolm Wicks]]
|office4          = [[Cabinet Office|Minister of State for the Cabinet Office]]
|primeminister4   = [[Tony Blair]]
|term_start4      = 28 July 1999
|term_end4        = 11 June 2001
|predecessor4     = [[Peter Kilfoyle]]
|successor4       = [[Barbara Roche]]
|office5          = [[Minister of State for Competitiveness]]
|primeminister5   = [[Tony Blair]]
|term_start5      = 5 May 1997
|term_end5        = 28 July 1999
|predecessor5     = ''Office established''
|successor5       = [[Douglas Alexander]] (2001)
|office6          = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Makerfield]]
|term_start6      = 12 June 1987
|term_end6        = 12 April 2010
|predecessor6     = [[Michael McGuire (Member of Parliament)|Michael McGuire]]
|successor6       = [[Yvonne Fovargue]]
|birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1951|4|25|df=y}}
|birth_place      = [[Lennoxtown]], Scotland
|death_date       =
|death_place      =
|party            = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|website          = [http://www.ianmccartney.com Ianmccartney.com]}}

'''Sir Ian McCartney''' (born 25 April 1951) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who served as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Makerfield]] from [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987]] to [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]]. McCartney served in [[Tony Blair]]'s Cabinet from 2003 until 2007, when [[Gordon Brown]] became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]. He was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the 2010 [[Dissolution Honours List]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Peerages, honours and appointments|url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/peerages-honours-and-appointments-51162|publisher=[[10 Downing Street|Number 10]]|date=28 May 2010 |access-date=25 November 2011}}</ref>