Louise Martin

Dame Louise Livingstone Martin ( Campbell; born 1946) was the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). She is also a Scottish sports administrator, retired athlete, nutritionist and former educator. She has previously chaired the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland and SportScotland, headed Scotland's successful bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games and played a key role in their organisation.

Career Martin was born in 1946 in Dunfermline. She came to prominence aged 14, after breaking the Scottish record for the 110 yards backstroke. She was a member of the Dunfermline Carnegie Swimming Club and was selected for the British trials for the 1960 Summer Olympics and broke the Scottish 100 yards backstroke record in November 1960.

She represented the 1962 Scottish Team, aged 16, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, competing in the 110 yards and 220 yards backstroke event and reached the finals in both.

She subsequently attended the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science (Queen Margaret University), receiving a diploma in domestic science and food nutrition. She lectured there from 1969 to 1972, before teaching at Glenrothes High School and then, from 1973, at the Millburn Academy. She married in 1973, adopting her husband Ian's surname, She also chaired SportScotland from 2008 until 2016,

On 30 August 2023, the Commonwealth Games Federation has announced that Martin would retire from the role as Commonwealth Games Federation President after 8 years and she was succeeded by Welshman Chris Jenkins on 15 November 2023.

Honours and awards In the 2003 New Year Honours, Martin was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire "for services to the Commonwealth Games"; she was promoted to Dame Commander in the 2019 New Year Honours "for services to sport". She holds honorary degrees from Abertay University, Glasgow Caledonian University, the University of Stirling, the University of Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt University and the University of the West of Scotland. In 2002, she was named UK Sports Administrator of the Year by The Sunday Times.