Seema Malhotra
British politician (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seema Malhotra (born 7 August 1972)[1] is a British politician serving as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office and Member of Parliament (MP) for Feltham and Heston since 2011.[2][3][4] A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she has served as Shadow Minister for Skills and Further Education since 2023 and previously sat on the opposition front bench as the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers, Shadow Minister for Employment and a shadow Home Office minister.
Seema Malhotra | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office | |
Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
Shadow Minister for Skills | |
In office 5 September 2023 – 30 May 2024 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Toby Perkins |
Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers | |
In office 14 May 2021 – 5 September 2023 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Lucy Powell |
Succeeded by | Justin Madders (Business) Jeff Smith (Consumers) |
Shadow Minister for Employment | |
In office 9 April 2020 – 14 May 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Mike Amesbury |
Succeeded by | Andy McDonald |
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Shabana Mahmood |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Long-Bailey |
Shadow Minister for Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls | |
In office 24 August 2014 – 13 September 2015 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sarah Champion |
Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston | |
Assumed office 15 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Alan Keen |
Majority | 7,859 (16.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1972-08-07) 7 August 1972 (age 51) Hammersmith, London, England |
Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Spouse |
Sushil Saluja (m. 2005) |
Residence(s) | The Vale, Chelsea, London, England |
Alma mater | University of Warwick Aston University |
Website | Official website |
Since July 2024, Malhotra has become the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office and continues to represent the people of Feltham and Heston following a majority in the general election on 4 July 2024.