Lisa Nandy

British politician (born 1979)

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]

Lisa Nandy
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byLucy Frazer
Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development
In office
4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byPreet Gill
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
In office
29 November 2021 – 4 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded bySteve Reed[a]
Succeeded byAngela Rayner
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
5 April 2020 – 29 November 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byEmily Thornberry
Succeeded byDavid Lammy[b]
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office
13 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byCaroline Flint
Succeeded byBarry Gardiner
Shadow Minister for Civil Society
In office
7 October 2013 – 14 September 2015
LeaderEd Miliband
Harriet Harman (Acting)
Preceded byGareth Thomas
Succeeded by
Shadow Minister for Children and Young Families
In office
15 May 2012 – 9 October 2013
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byCatherine McKinnell
Succeeded bySteve McCabe
Member of Parliament
for Wigan
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byNeil Turner
Majority6,728 (14.9%)
Personal details
Born
Lisa Eva Nandy

(1979-08-09) 9 August 1979 (age 45)
Manchester, England
Political partyLabour
Children1
FatherDipak Nandy
RelativesFrank Byers (grandfather)
Alma mater

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]

  1. Brief previously covered by Reed as Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary and Lucy Powell as Shadow Housing Secretary.
  2. As Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.

References

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  1. "Election 2010: Lisa Nandy (Lab)". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  2. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Kelly's Directories. 2000. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-333-54577-5.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Labour leadership: Lisa Nandy appointed shadow foreign secretary". BBC News. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. "New Labour leader Keir Starmer vows to lead party into 'new era'". BBC News. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. HM Government. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. "Court Circular: July 6 and 7, 2024". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2024.