Dan Norris | |
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.jpg) Norris in 2009 | |
| Mayor of the West of England | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Bowles |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Joan Ruddock |
| Succeeded by | Richard Benyon (Natural Environment, Water and Rural Affairs) |
| Member of Parliament for North East Somerset and Hanham | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset[a]) |
| Majority | 5,319 (10.4%) |
| Member of Parliament for Wansdyke | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Aspinwall |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset[b]) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1960 London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Pensford, Somerset[6] |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
| Website | votedan.uk |
Dan Norris (born 28 January 1960) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Mayor of the West of England since May 2021, and Member of Parliament for North East Somerset and Hanham since 2024. He previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansdyke, largely of the same area, from 1997 to 2010.
Norris served in government as the Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment from 2009 to 2010, and an assistant whip from 2001 to 2003. Norris was elected to Parliament for North East Somerset and Hanham in the 2024 general election, defeating Jacob Rees-Mogg.
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