Kerry McCarthy | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate | |
Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Position established |
Shadow Minister for Climate Change | |
In office 29 June 2022 – 5 July 2024 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Olivia Blake |
Succeeded by | TBC |
Shadow Minister for Green Transport | |
In office 9 April 2020 – 4 December 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Gill Furniss |
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Maria Eagle |
Succeeded by | Rachael Maskell |
Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
In office 7 October 2011 – 13 September 2015 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Emma Reynolds |
Succeeded by | Diana Johnson |
Shadow Treasury Minister | |
In office 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Shadow Minister for Disabled People | |
Acting 6 May 2010 – 8 October 2010 | |
Leader | Harriet Harman |
Preceded by | Mark Harper |
Succeeded by | Margaret Curran |
Member of Parliament for Bristol East | |
Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Jean Corston |
Majority | 6,606 (14.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kerry Gillian McCarthy 26 March 1965 Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Political party | Labour |
Residence(s) | Bristol, England London, England Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Alma mater | University of Liverpool London Guildhall University University of London |
Website | Official website |
Kerry Gillian McCarthy[1] (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, She was Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2015 to 2016. She has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate since July 2024.[2]