Catherine West
Catherine West Ward | Tollington | |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Sidnell | |
| Succeeded by | Flora Williamson | |
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| Born | Catherine Elizabeth West 14 September 1966 SOAS, University of London | |
| Website | Official website | |
Catherine Elizabeth WestHornsey and Wood Green in May 2015.
Early life and education
West was born on 14 September 1966 in
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.[5]
Political career
West joined the Labour Party in 1998 and became a caseworker for MP David Lammy two years later.[4] From 2 May 2002 to 22 May 2014, West was a member of the
Council Leader
from 6 May 2010 to 10 October 2013. She resigned as councillor in order to contest the 2015 general election.
She was elected
Hornsey and Wood Green in the 2015 general election.[6]
Following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party, whose campaign she supported, West was promoted to the Official Opposition Frontbench as a Shadow Foreign Office Minister.[7]
During the 2016
Article 50 should a vote come before parliament.[9] Between September 2016 and June 2017, she was an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on UK-EU Relations.[10]
In January 2017, West voted against triggering Article 50 of the
Members of parliament.[11]
West was sacked from the Labour frontbench in June 2017 after she voted in favour of an amendment to the
West returned to the Labour frontbench in 2020 as shadow Sport Minister,[13] prior to her promotion to the shadow Foreign Office team under new Labour Leader Sir Keir Stamer.[14] West is currently Labour's shadow Minister for Asia & the Pacific.[15]
West is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.[16]
Personal life
West is a
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Malaria Centre.[4][18] They met while studying at the University of Sydney. They have a daughter and a son.[19]
She is a dual British and Australian national.[20]
References
- ^ "Election results". camdennewjournal.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Headmaster who inspired thousands of pupils and teachers". February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "How an Australian expat may help topple a British Prime Minister". 24 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Lamden, Tim (13 March 2015). "Labour's Catherine West: 'I know how to beat Liberal Democrats'". Ham & High.
- ^ 19 May 2017 (19 May 2017). "Can you guess which single party four SOAS grads are representing in the election?". SOAS. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hornsey & Wood Green Parliamentary constituency". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Catherine West MP". parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Hanretty, Chris (29 June 2016). "The EU referendum: how did Westminster constituencies vote?". Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ West, Catherine (27 June 2016). "75% of my constituents voted to remain in the EU. I stand w/ them on this issue & I will vote against Brexit #EUrefpic.twitter.com/TX0lUC5Csb". Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Commons, The Committee Office, House of. "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 12 October 2016: UK-EU Relations". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sparrow, Andrew (1 February 2017). "MPs vote to give May power to trigger article 50 – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Asthana, Anushka (29 June 2017). "Jeremy Corbyn sacks three frontbenchers after single market vote". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "I am delighted to be appointed as shadow Sports Minister, following in the footsteps of the excellent @DrRosena. I am determined to use my time taking on some of the big issues in sport, particularly following the racist abuse Haringey Borough FC experienced last year". Twitter.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "So pleased that @CatherineWest1 @FabianLeedsNE @SKinnock @SDoughtyMP @WayneDavid_MP have joined the @UKLabour FCO team. Every single one brings huge expertise and passion. Proud to be working with them all". Twitter.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Delighted to be asked to stay in the shadow FCO team under @DavidLammy. @SKinnock will be a tough act to follow in shadowing Asia & the Pacific, and @lisanandy will be missed as shadow FS, but I'm looking forward to the new challenge and setting Labour up for Government". Twitter.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "LFI Parliamentary Supporters". Labour Friends of Israel. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "First Quaker MPs elected in a decade". Quakers in Britain. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Colin Sutherland". London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Special Report: Catherine West MP reflects on her first six months in Parliament". Ham & High. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Bourke, Latika (13 May 2018). "'Utterly absurd': British MPs question Australia's ban on dual citizens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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