Alex Norris (British politician)
Alex Norris | |
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Shadow Minister for Policing | |
Assumed office 5 September 2023 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Sarah Jones |
Shadow Minister for Levelling Up | |
In office 4 December 2021 – 5 September 2023 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Justin Madders |
Shadow Minister for Public Health and Patient Safety | |
In office 9 April 2020 – 4 December 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Sharon Hodgson |
Succeeded by | Andrew Gwynne |
Member of Parliament for Nottingham North | |
Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Graham Allen |
Majority | 4,490 (12.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Manchester, England | 4 February 1984
Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham[2] |
Website | alexnorrismp |
Alexander James Jordan Norris[3] (born 4 February 1984) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Nottingham North, and was first elected at the 2017 general election.[4][5]
Early life and career
Norris was born in
Norris served as a member of
Parliamentary career
In his maiden parliamentary speech, Norris called for an end to poverty.[7] He later spoke about issues such as voter registration and modern slavery.[8] In 2018, he called for a debate on the introduction of safe standing in English football.[9]
On 5 March 2019, Norris was appointed as acting
Norris nominated Lisa Nandy in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.[11]
From 2017, Norris served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth until February 2019.[12] He also served as an Opposition Whip from February 2019 until his appointment as Shadow Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care in Keir Starmer's first opposition frontbench.[13]
In the November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, he became Shadow Minister for Levelling Up, assisting Lisa Nandy.[14]
In the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, he became Shadow Minister for Policing.[15]
Norris is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.[16]
Personal life
Norris is a keen runner, is a supporter of
References
- ^ "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ a b Norris, Alex (27 June 2017). "About Me". Alexnorrismp.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11784.
- ^ "Nottingham North". Election 2017. BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Bryan, Sarah (26 April 2017). "Labour announce candidate for Nottingham North". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Councillor Alex Norris". Nottinghamcity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "My maiden speech in Parliament". 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Alex in Parliament - Alex Norris MP". alexnorrismp.co.uk.
- ^ "Nottingham MP calls for safe standing to be allowed". Nottingham Post. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ @LabourDfID (5 March 2019). "We're delighted to announce that @ANorrisMP is joining the Labour DFID team as the new acting shadow minister" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 March 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Labour Party Leader". The Labour Party. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Inside the Labour party: A Cicero Group overview" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Alex Norris - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna. "Keir Starmer unveils new frontbench team after wider reshuffle". LabourList. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Belger, Tom (5 September 2023). "Labour reshuffle: Starmer unveils six new shadow ministers of state". LabourList. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "LFI Parliamentary Supporters". Labour Friends of Israel. Retrieved 26 February 2024.