Teresa Pearce | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | |
In office 7 October 2016 – 14 June 2017 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Grahame Morris |
Succeeded by | Andrew Gwynne |
Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | John Austin |
Succeeded by | Abena Oppong-Asare |
Personal details | |
Born | Southport, Lancashire, England | 1 February 1955
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Paul O'Neill |
Website | Official website |
Teresa Pearce (born 1 February 1955)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Thamesmead from 2010 to 2019,[2] who was appointed as a Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning in September 2015.[3] In the reshuffle of October 2016, Pearce was appointed as acting Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, standing down after the 2017 general election to concentrate on her constituency.[4]