Kate Green
Kate Green Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assumed office 9 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayor | Andy Burnham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | The Baroness Hughes of Stretford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 27 June 2020 – 29 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Rebecca Long-Bailey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Bridget Phillipson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Gloria De Piero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Angela Rayner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Stretford and Urmston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 6 May 2010 – 10 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Beverley Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Andrew Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Katherine Anne Green 2 May 1960 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Richard Duncan Mabb
(m. 1985; div. 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Katherine Anne Green
Under
Green was elected to chair the Privileges and Standards Committees in 2018, and stood down upon her appointment as Shadow Child Poverty Strategy Minister by new Labour leader
Early life
Katherine Anne Green was born on 2 May 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Her parents were Jessie Craig (née Bruce) and Maurice Green, who was Jewish.[4] She attended Currie High School and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree.[2][1]
Career
After university, Green began a career at
Green was employed as Director of the
Green also served as a magistrate in the City of London between 1993 and 2009.[2][1]
Green joined the Labour Party in 1990 and stood unsuccessfully in the 1997 General Election as the candidate for the Greater London constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. She contested the 2000 London Assembly election in the West Central constituency, again not being elected.[1]
Parliamentary career
In 2009, Green was selected as the candidate for Stretford and Urmston through an all-women shortlist following Beverley Hughes's announcement that she would not be seeking re-election.[5] She was elected as Member of Parliament on 6 May 2010, securing 48.6% of the vote and increasing the majority Hughes gained in the 2005 general election.
Since entering Parliament, Green has been elected as a Vice-Chair of the Labour Party's National Policy Forum and served as the chairman of the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party.[6][7]
In November 2011, Green was criticised for failing to declare an interest when tabling an amendment to a bill. Green had neglected to mention her membership of the
In February 2012, Green complained about a
Green was re-elected in the 2015 general election on an increased voter turnout, managing to increase both the Labour Party's share and majority.
Green became chair of
Green held her seat at the
Frontbench Opposition career
Following a reshuffle of Labour's shadow ministerial team in October 2011, Green was promoted to junior Shadow
Following
Green was a supporter of the Remain campaign during the EU referendum [23] [24]
In April 2020, Green was appointed as
Parliamentary Committees
Green has been a member of the
All-party Parliamentary Groups
Green was an officer of the following All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), as of May 2020:[29]
- Migration (chair)
- Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers (chair)
- Women in the Penal System (chair)
- Learning Disability (vice-chair)
- Legal Aid (vice-chair)
- Srebrenica (vice-chair)
- Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy (vice-chair)
- Dalits (treasurer)
Personal life and honours
Green married Richard Duncan Mabb in 1985; the couple divorced in 2006.[1][30]
She is a member of the
She is a past trustee of the Friends Provident Foundation, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Family and Parenting Institute, Avenues Youth Project, and End Child Poverty.[32]
Green was made an
Selected bibliography
- Green, Kate; S2CID 154744396.
References
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- ^ Ridge, Sophy (9 November 2011). "Tories pursue Labour on Union links (blog)". Sky News | Our Blogs. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Kate Green, MP for Stretford and Urmston (9 November 2011). "Points of Order". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 307.
- ^ a b Staff writer (2 February 2012). "Top Totty beer banned from House of Commons bar in case if offends women". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Kidney, David (12 June 2007). "Slater's Beer – what all the MPs are drinking" (PDF). News release from David Kidney MP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Pope, Conor (22 July 2016). "Owen Smith snaps up former Corbyn policy chief for leadership bid". LabourList. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b Green, Kate (2 September 2016). "Jeremy Corbyn still doesn't get our concerns about sexist abuse". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Stretford & Urmston parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Labour MP Kate Green to stand down at next election". BBC News. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Greater Manchester deputy mayor Bev Hughes to step down". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Manor of Northstead: Kate Green". gov.uk. HM Treasury. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Her Majesty's Official Opposition". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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- ^ Syal, Rajeev; Perraudin, Frances (27 June 2016). "Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Kate Green MP on why we should vote to remain in the EU". YouTube.
- ^ "EU vote: Where the cabinet and other MPS stand". BBC News. 22 June 2016.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna (9 April 2020). "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Labour party: Kate Green appointed as shadow education secretary". BBC News. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Labour reshuffle: Yvette Cooper becomes shadow home secretary". BBC News. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Kate Green – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Registers published in 2020". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Who's Who". www.ukwhoswho.com.
- ^ Bean, Emma (8 December 2016). "Fabians name centre-left former shadow minister Kate Green as new chair". LabourList. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b "PPC Profile: Kate Green". LabourList. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "New Year Honours: Children's sector workers rewarded". CYP Now. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.