Rachel Hopkins | |||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Luton South and South Bedfordshire Luton South (2019–2024) | |||||||||
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |||||||||
Preceded by | Gavin Shuker | ||||||||
Majority | 6,858 (17.9%) | ||||||||
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Member of Luton Council | |||||||||
In office 5 May 2011 – March 2021 | |||||||||
Ward | Barnfield (2011–2019) High Town (2019–2021) | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Umme Ali | ||||||||
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Born | Rachel Louise Hopkins 30 March 1972 Luton, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||
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Relatives | Harold Hopkins (grandfather) | ||||||||
Website | rachelhopkins | ||||||||
Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 March 1972)[1] is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, formerly Luton South, since 2019.[2]
Hopkins was a Member of Luton Borough Council from 2011 to 2021, on which she served as Executive Member for Public Health.[3][4] She served as Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2021 to 2023.