Alison McGovern
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Alison McGovern (born 30 December 1980) is a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral South from 2010 until the constituency was re-drawn. She was elected for the Birkenhead constituency in 2024. She has served as Minister of State for Employment since July 2024.[1]
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Alison McGovern | |||||||||||||||||
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Minister of State for Employment | |||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Jo Churchill | ||||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Birkenhead | |||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mick Whitley | ||||||||||||||||
Majority | 13,798 (32%) | ||||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Wirral South | |||||||||||||||||
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ben Chapman | ||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||||||||||
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Member of Southwark Council for Brunswick Park | |||||||||||||||||
In office 4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1980-12-30) 30 December 1980 (age 43) Clatterbridge, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Ashwin Kumar (m. 2008) | ||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University College London (BA) | ||||||||||||||||
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