Carolyn Harris
Welsh Labour politician, Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carolyn Harris (born 18 September 1960) is a Welsh politician serving as Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea East since 2015.
Quick Facts MP, Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour ...
Carolyn Harris | |
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Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour | |
Assumed office 21 April 2018 | |
Leader | Carwyn Jones Mark Drakeford Vaughan Gething |
Preceded by | Office established |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 6 April 2020 – 11 May 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi |
Succeeded by | Sharon Hodgson |
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | |
In office 3 July 2017 – 10 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Kate Osamor |
Succeeded by | Gill Furniss |
Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability | |
In office 24 September 2016 – 3 July 2017 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Sarah Champion |
Succeeded by | Jess Philips |
Member of Parliament for Swansea East | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Siân James |
Majority | 7,970 (23.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-09-18) 18 September 1960 (age 63) Swansea, Wales |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Swansea University |
Website | Official website |
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Harris served as Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability from 2016 to 2017, and a junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities from 2017 to 2020. She was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer, from 2020 to 2021.