Lisa Nandy
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Lisa Eva Nandy (born 9 August 1979) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan since 2010. She was Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from September 2015 until June 2016.[1][2] She became the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 5 April 2020.[3]
Nandy ran in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election. Out of three candidates she came in third place and received 79,597 votes, representing 16.2% of the total vote.[4]
A day after the 2020 Labour Party leadership election on 5 April 2020, the winning candidate, Keir Starmer, appointed Nandy in the shadow cabinet in the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.[3]
Following the 2024 general election, Nandy was appointed to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.[5] She was appointed to the Privy Council and sworn into ministerial office on 6 July.[6]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Brief previously covered by Reed as Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary and Lucy Powell as Shadow Housing Secretary.
- ↑ As Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Election 2010: Lisa Nandy (Lab)". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Kelly's Directories. 2000. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-333-54577-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Labour leadership: Lisa Nandy appointed shadow foreign secretary". BBC News. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "New Labour leader Keir Starmer vows to lead party into 'new era'". BBC News. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. HM Government. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "Court Circular: July 6 and 7, 2024". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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