Lisa Nandy
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Lisa Eva Nandy is a British
Labour Party
politician
. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Wigan
in Greater Manchester
, since the 2010 general election and is one of six Asian
female MPs in the country.
and grew up there and in Bury
, Greater Manchester
, where her family later moved to. She graduated from Newcastle University in 2001 with a degree in politics and obtained a master's degree in public policy from the University of London
. She has worked in the voluntary sector, as a researcher at the homelessness charity Centrepoint
from 2003 to 2005, and then as senior policy adviser at The Children's Society
from 2005, where she specialised in issues facing young refugees, also acting as adviser to the Children's Commissioner for England
and to the Independent Asylum Commission.
Nandy served as a Labour councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham
from 4 May 2006 to 10 May 2010. She was selected as the Labour parliamentary candidate for Wigan in February 2010 from an all-women shortlist. Elected to Parliament on 7 May 2010, she became the constituency's first female MP and one of the first six Asian female MPs elected to Parliament. She was appointed to the Education Select Committee on 12 July 2010 and was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Shadow Cabinet Minister for the Olympics, Tessa Jowell
, in October 2010.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Wigan
Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigan is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, since the 2010 general election and is one of six Asian
British Asian
British Asian is a term used to describe British citizens who descended from mainly South Asia, also known as South Asians in the United Kingdom...
female MPs in the country.
Biography
Nandy was born in ManchesterManchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and grew up there and in Bury
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, where her family later moved to. She graduated from Newcastle University in 2001 with a degree in politics and obtained a master's degree in public policy from the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. She has worked in the voluntary sector, as a researcher at the homelessness charity Centrepoint
Centrepoint (charity)
Centrepoint is the leading charity in the United Kingdom supporting homeless young people aged 16-25. Its is HRH The Duke of Cambridge.It provides a range of accommodation and additional support in health, education and life skills...
from 2003 to 2005, and then as senior policy adviser at The Children's Society
The Children's Society
The Children's Society, formally The Church of England Children's Society, is a UK charity allied to the Church of England and driven by a belief that all children deserve a good childhood.-History:...
from 2005, where she specialised in issues facing young refugees, also acting as adviser to the Children's Commissioner for England
Children's Commissioner for England
The post of Children's Commissioner for England was established under the Children Act 2004 . The Children's Commissioner has a duty to promote awareness of the views and interests of all children in England, in particular those whose voices are least likely to be heard, to the people who make...
and to the Independent Asylum Commission.
Nandy served as a Labour councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough....
from 4 May 2006 to 10 May 2010. She was selected as the Labour parliamentary candidate for Wigan in February 2010 from an all-women shortlist. Elected to Parliament on 7 May 2010, she became the constituency's first female MP and one of the first six Asian female MPs elected to Parliament. She was appointed to the Education Select Committee on 12 July 2010 and was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
to the Shadow Cabinet Minister for the Olympics, Tessa Jowell
Tessa Jowell
Tessa Jowell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992. Formerly a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she is currently the Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London.-Early life:Tessa Jane...
, in October 2010.