Kim Johnson (politician)
Kim Johnson | |
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Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Louise Ellman |
Majority | 37,043 (70.2%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kim Marie Johnson August 1960 (age 63) |
Political party | Labour |
Kim Marie Johnson[1] (born August 1960[2]) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Riverside since the 2019 general election.[3] She replaced Dame Louise Ellman in that role after the latter chose to leave the party over the issue of antisemitism. She is Liverpool's first black MP.
Early career
Prior to becoming an MP, Johnson was a Unison shop steward. She held a role of creative diversity manager in the Capital of Culture bid team, representing the longest established black community in the country.[4]
Parliamentary career
On 4 November 2019, Johnson was selected as Labour's candidate for Liverpool Riverside by a panel made up of national, regional and local party representatives.[5] She was elected in the 2019 general election, winning 41,170 votes. This represented 78.0% of the vote.[6]
References
- ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Kim Marie JOHNSON - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Liverpool Riverside gets the city's first ever black MP". itv.com. 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Kim Johnson - latest news and information on the Labour Party candidate for Riverside". www.liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna (4 November 2019). "Kim Johnson chosen to replace Louise Ellman in Liverpool Riverside". LabourList. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 2019–
- 21st-century British women politicians
- Black British politicians
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Liverpool constituencies
- Trade unionists from Liverpool
- Labour MP for England stubs
- UK MPs 2019–present stubs