Andy McDonald (politician)

Andy McDonald
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament
for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Middlesbrough (2012–2024)
Assumed office
29 November 2012
Preceded byStuart Bell
Majority9,192 (26.7%)
Member of Middlesbrough Council
for Westbourne
In office
4 May 1995 – 6 May 1999
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Secretary of State
2020–2021Employment Rights and Protections
2016–2020Transport
Shadow Minister
2016–2016Rail
Personal details
Born
Andrew Joseph McDonald

(1958-03-08) 8 March 1958 (age 66)
Middlesbrough, England
Political partyLabour
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Campaign Group
Alma materLeeds Polytechnic (BA)
Websiteandymcdonaldmp.org

Andrew Joseph McDonald (born 8 March 1958) is a British Labour Party politician and solicitor serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (formerly Middlesbrough) since 2012.

McDonald served as Shadow Employment Secretary in Keir Starmer's shadow cabinet from 2020 until his resignation in 2021. Previously, he served as Shadow Secretary of State for Transport in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet from 2016 to 2020.