Catherine McKinnell | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for School Standards | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Damian Hinds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne North | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Doug Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 17,762 (36.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Petitions Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 January 2020 – 5 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Helen Jones | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Cat Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Catherine Grady 8 June 1976 Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | catherinemckinnellmp | ||||||||||||||||||
Catherine McKinnell (born 8 June 1976) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North since 2010.[1] She has served as Minister of State for School Standards since July 2024.[2][3]
- ^ Staff writer (4 July 2009). "Two North East MPs standing down". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2024.