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Lisa Nandy | |
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| Member of Parliament for Wigan | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Turner |
| Majority | 10,487 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1979 Manchester[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Lisa Eva Nandy[2] (born 9 August 1979)[3] is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Wigan in Greater Manchester, since the 2010 general election[4] and is one of six Asian female MPs in the country.[5][6]
Biography
Nandy was born in Manchester and grew up there and in Bury, where her family later moved to. She graduated from Newcastle University in 2001 with a degree in politics and obtained a master's degree in public policy from the University of London. She has worked in the voluntary sector, as a researcher at the homelessness charity Centrepoint from 2003 to 2005, and then as senior policy adviser at The Children's Society from 2005,[1][7] where she specialised in issues facing young refugees, also acting as adviser to the Children's Commissioner for England and to the Independent Asylum Commission.[8]
Nandy served as a Labour councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham from 4 May 2006 to 10 May 2010.[9] She was selected as the Labour parliamentary candidate for Wigan in February 2010 from an all-woman shortlist.[10] Elected to Parliament on 7 May 2010, she became the constituency's first female MP [11] and one of the first six Asian female MPs elected to Parliament.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Election 2010: Lisa Nandy (Lab)". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Wigan Council. 20 April 2010. p. 7. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Lisa Nandy". Democracy Live. BBC. 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Election 2010: Constituency: Wigan". BBC News. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Asian women set to make Westminster breakthrough". BBC News. BBC. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Six Asian Women MPs elected in UK". DESIblitz. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Lisa Nandy". Refugee and Migrant Justice. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Policy Area – Young Refugees". The Children's Society. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Councillor Lisa Nandy". London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ Smith, Mark (4 February 2010). "The Northerner: 'I bet she had to ask for directions to Wigan'". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Lisa Nandy: 'I am proud to be first female MP for Wigan'". Wigan Today. Johnston Publishing. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
External links
- Lisa Nandy MP official constituency website
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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