Teresa Pearce

Teresa Pearce
Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
In office
7 October 2016 – 14 June 2017
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byGrahame Morris
Succeeded byAndrew Gwynne
Member of Parliament
for Erith and Thamesmead
In office
6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byJohn Austin
Succeeded byAbena Oppong-Asare
Personal details
Born (1955-02-01) 1 February 1955 (age 69)
Southport, Lancashire, England
Political partyLabour
SpousePaul O'Neill
WebsiteOfficial website

Teresa Pearce (born 1 February 1955)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Thamesmead from 2010 to 2019,[2] who was appointed as a Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning in September 2015.[3] In the reshuffle of October 2016, Pearce was appointed as acting Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, standing down after the 2017 general election to concentrate on her constituency.[4]

  1. ^ "Teresa Pearce MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8735.
  3. ^ Chakelian, Anoosh (18 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet: the full list of ministers". New Statesman. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ^ Staff writer (7 October 2016). "Shadow Cabinet line-up in full". LabourList. Retrieved 8 October 2016.