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Andy McDonald (politician)
British politician (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Joseph McDonald (born 8 March 1958) is a British Labour Party politician and solicitor serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (formerly Middlesbrough) since 2012.
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Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Middlesbrough (2012–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 29 November 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Stuart Bell | ||||||||||||||||||
Majority | 9,192 (26.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||
Member of Middlesbrough Council for Westbourne | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 May 1995 – 6 May 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Andrew Joseph McDonald (1958-03-08) 8 March 1958 (age 66) Middlesbrough, England | ||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Socialist Campaign Group | ||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Leeds Polytechnic (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | andymcdonaldmp | ||||||||||||||||||
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McDonald served as Shadow Employment Secretary in Keir Starmer's shadow cabinet from 2020 until his resignation in 2021. Previously, he served as Shadow Secretary of State for Transport in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet from 2016 to 2020.