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Not to be confused with Lisa Francesca Nand.

Lisa Nandy
MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office
13 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byCaroline Flint
Succeeded byBarry Gardiner
Member of Parliament
for Wigan
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byNeil Turner
Majority6,728 (14.9%)
Personal details
Born
Lisa Eva Nandy

(1979-08-09) 9 August 1979 (age 45)
Manchester, England
Political partyLabour
RelationsFrank Byers (grandfather)
Children1
Parent(s)Louise Nandy
Dipak Nandy
Alma materNewcastle University
Birkbeck, University of London
WebsiteOfficial website

Lisa Eva Nandy (born 9 August 1979) is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan since 2010. As an MP, she was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tessa Jowell from 2010 to 2012 and shadow charities Minister from 2012 to 2015. She served as shadow energy secretary from 2015 until she resigned in 2016.

Nandy is currently standing as a candidate in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.

Early life and career

Lisa Eva Nandy was born in Manchester on 9 August 1979,[1][2] the daughter of Louise Nandy (née Byers) and Dipak Nandy, from India.[3][4][5] Her grandfather Frank Byers was a Liberal MP who held many offices in the Liberal Party, later being created a life peer.[6] Nandy grew up both in Manchester and in Bury, where her family subsequently moved.[7]

She was educated at Parrs Wood High School, a mixed comprehensive school in East Didsbury in Manchester, followed by Holy Cross College in Bury.[8][9] She studied politics at Newcastle University, graduating in 2001, and obtained a master's degree in public policy from Birkbeck, University of London.[9]

She worked as a researcher and caseworker for the Labour MP Neil Gerrard.[10] After that, Nandy 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 until her election in 2010, 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.[3][11][12][13] She served as a Labour councillor for the Hammersmith Broadway ward in Hammersmith and Fulham from 2006 to 2010.[9] As a councillor, she served as shadow cabinet member for housing.[7]

Parliamentary career

Nandy was selected as the Labour parliamentary candidate for Wigan constituency in February 2010 from an all-women shortlist.[14] Elected to parliament on 7 May 2010, she became the constituency's first female MP and one of the first Asian female MPs.[15][16][17]

She was appointed to the Education Select Committee in July 2010 and was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tessa Jowell, the shadow olympics minister, in October 2010.[18][19] In 2012, she was made shadow children's minister.[10] In October 2013, she was appointed shadow charities minister.[20]

Following Labour's general election defeat in May 2015 and Ed Miliband's subsequent resignation as party leader, there was some speculation in the media that Nandy would stand in the leadership election.[21] Nandy declined and endorsed Andy Burnham.[22] In August 2015, Owen Jones said that he encouraged Nandy to run for the leadership, but the recent birth of her son prevented it.[23][24] Nandy was also mentioned as someone who could replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader before the 2017 general election,[25][26] and after the 2019 general election in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.[27]

In September 2015, it was announced that Nandy had been appointed to serve as shadow energy secretary in the Shadow Cabinet.[28] Along with many colleagues, she resigned from her post in June 2016.[29] In the wake of the these resignations, Nandy was approached by Labour MPs who wanted her to stand against Jeremy Corbyn in a leadership election. MPs felt that Nandy and eventual candidate Owen Smith were soft left politicians who could win the leadership. Nandy declined to stand and instead served as co-chair of Smith's campaign team.[30]

Nandy at the 2016 Labour Party Conference

After the election resulted in Corbyn's re-election, Nandy announced that she did not intend to return to the frontbench without the re-introduction of Shadow Cabinet elections, which had been abolished by Ed Miliband in 2011 (the last election being held in 2010). She also spoke of the abuse she had received for not supporting Corbyn, which she described as leaving her "genuinely frightened". She compared her treatment to that which she had received at the hands of the far-right when she first campaigned to become MP for Wigan in 2010.[31]

In 2018, Nandy set up the Centre for Towns, a think tank focused on towns.[32]

In January 2020, Nandy announced her intention to stand to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party in the 2020 leadership election, saying that she wanted to "bring Labour home" to its traditional strongholds.[33][34]

Personal life

Nandy's partner, Andy Collis, is a public relations consultant. She has a son, who was born in Wigan Infirmary in April 2015.[35] She is a member of Unite the Union.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Wigan Council. 20 April 2010. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Who are Tom Watson and Lisa Nandy?". Metro. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Election 2010: Lisa Nandy (Lab)". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  4. ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Kelly's Directories. 2000. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-333-54577-5.
  5. ^ Ali, Arif (1988). Third World impact (8 ed.). Hansib Pub. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-870518-04-8.
  6. ^ "Keeping it in the Family". Scribd. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
  7. ^ a b News, Manchester Evening (28 April 2010). "Lisa Nandy (Lab)". men. Retrieved 15 December 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "About us > Alumni". Parrs Wood High School. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Nandy, Lisa Eva, (born 9 Aug. 1979), MP (Lab) Wigan, since 2010 | WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-251160. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "Lisa Nandy". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Lisa Nandy". Refugee and Migrant Justice. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  12. ^ "Policy Area – Young Refugees". The Children's Society. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  13. ^ Begum, Shelina (8 March 2017). "100 inspirational women from Greater Manchester". men. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  14. ^ Smith, Mark (4 February 2010). "The Northerner: 'I bet she had to ask for directions to Wigan'". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Election 2010: Constituency: Wigan". BBC News. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  16. ^ "Lisa Nandy: 'I am proud to be first female MP for Wigan'". Wigan Today. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  17. ^ "Asian women to make Westminster breakthrough". 31 March 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Education Committee – membership". UK Parliament Website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  19. ^ "Wigan MP Lisa Nandy Promoted to Olympic Role in Labour's Shadow Team". Lisa Nandy: Labour MP for Wigan. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  20. ^ Ainsworth, David (9 October 2013). "Lisa Nandy is appointed shadow charities minister in Labour reshuffle". Third Sector. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  21. ^ Hardman, Isabel (8 May 2015). "Labour leadership campaign: who might have a pop?". The Spectator (blog). London. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015.
  22. ^ "List of MPs' endorsements of the Labour leadership candidates". New Statesman. London. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  23. ^ Jones, Owen (29 August 2015). "My honest thoughts on the Corbyn campaign—and overcoming formidable obstacles". Medium. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
  24. ^ "Who's who: Labour shadow cabinet in full". 11 January 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  25. ^ Behr, Rafael (2 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn may prevail, but he has no monopoly on virtue". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
  26. ^ Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent Sky News. "Meet the next leader of the Labour party (sorry Jeremy Corbyn)". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  27. ^ Grierson, Jamie; Stewart, Heather (15 December 2019). "Labour leadership contest: who are the runners and riders?".
  28. ^ Walker, Peter (16 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet in full". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  29. ^ Syal, Rajeev; Perraudin, Frances; Slawson, Nicola (27 June 2016). "Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  30. ^ Waterson, Jim (23 September 2016). "How The Labour Coup Failed". Buzzfeed UK. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
  31. ^ Stone, Jon (26 September 2016). "Labour leadership contest abuse 'reminded me of far right', MP Lisa Nandy says". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.
  32. ^ "It's the towns, stupid: How Labour plans to win the next election". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  33. ^ Nandy, Lisa (3 January 2020). "Labour's path back to power will be through on-the-ground activism". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  34. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50985378
  35. ^ "Labour success for Nandy". Wigan Today. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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