Ian Lavery

Ian Lavery
Official portrait, 2024
Chair of the Labour Party
In office
14 June 2017 – 5 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byTom Watson
Succeeded byAngela Rayner
Labour Party Co-National Campaign Coordinator
In office
10 February 2017 – 5 April 2020
Serving with Andrew Gwynne
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byJon Trickett
Succeeded byAngela Rayner
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
In office
9 February 2017 – 5 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byAndrew Gwynne
Succeeded byConor McGinn (2021)
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office
7 October 2016 – 9 February 2017
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byTom Watson
Succeeded byJon Trickett
Shadow Minister for Trade Unions and Civil Society
In office
18 September 2015 – 7 October 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byLisa Nandy (Civil Society)
Succeeded bySteve Reed (Civil Society)
Member of Parliament
for Blyth and Ashington
Wansbeck (2010–2024)
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byDenis Murphy
Majority9,173 (22.7%)
President of the National Union of Mineworkers
In office
2002–2010
Preceded byArthur Scargill
Succeeded byNicky Wilson
Personal details
Born (1963-01-06) 6 January 1963 (age 61)
Ashington, Northumberland, England
Political partyLabour
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Campaign Group
Spouse
Hilary Baird
(m. 1986)
Children2
EducationNew College Durham
Websitewww.ianlavery.co.uk

Ian Lavery (born 6 January 1963) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth and Ashington from 2024. He was previously the MP for Wansbeck from 2010 to 2024. Lavery served as the chair of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn from 2017 to 2020, and was the president of the National Union of Mineworkers from 2002 to 2010. He is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus.[1]

  1. ^ "Socialist Campaign Group Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 13 May 2020.