Cat Smith
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Catherine Jane Smith[1] (born 16 June 1985)[2] is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster and Fleetwood from 2015 until 2024 when the constituency was abolished, and was elected in the 2024 general election to the new constituency of Lancaster and Wyre.[3] She was a member of the shadow cabinets led by Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer from 2016 to 2021 as Shadow Secretary of State, previously Shadow Minister, for Young People and Democracy.[4]
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Cat Smith | |||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Wyre Lancaster and Fleetwood (2015–2024) | |||||||||||||||
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Eric Ollerenshaw | ||||||||||||||
Majority | 9,253 | ||||||||||||||
Chair of the Petitions Committee | |||||||||||||||
Assumed office 18 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Catherine McKinnell | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Catherine Jane Smith (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39) Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Socialist Campaign Group | ||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Ben Soffa
(m. 2016; sep. 2020) | ||||||||||||||
Domestic partner | David Linden (2021–) | ||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Lancaster University (BA) | ||||||||||||||
Website | catsmith | ||||||||||||||
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