Paulette Hamilton

Paulette Hamilton
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Birmingham Erdington
Assumed office
3 March 2022
Preceded byJack Dromey
Majority7,019 (20.8%)
Member of Birmingham City Council
In office
10 June 2004 – 5 May 2022
WardHandsworth Wood (2004–2018)
Holyhead (2018–2022)
Preceded byWard established
Succeeded byRinkal Shergill
Personal details
Born
Paulette Adassa Hamilton

1962 or 1963 (age 61–62)
Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Political partyLabour

Paulette Adassa Hamilton (born 1962 or 1963)[1] is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington since 2022. She is the first black MP to represent a constituency in Birmingham. Hamilton was also a councillor on the Birmingham City Council between 2004 and 2022, representing the Handsworth Wood and later Holyhead ward.

  1. ^ Murray, Jessica (4 March 2022). "Birmingham Erdington byelection winner is Labour's Paulette Hamilton". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.