Alistair Strathern | |
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Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire | |
Assumed office 19 October 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nadine Dorries |
Majority | 1,192 (3.0%) |
Member of Waltham Forest Council for Higham Hill | |
In office 26 May 2014 –5 September 2023 | |
Succeeded by | Shumon Ali-Rahman [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Alistair Luke Strathern 5 March 1990 |
Political party | Labour |
Domestic partner | Megan Corton Scott |
Education | St Anne's College,Oxford (BA) |
Website | alistairstrathern |
Alistair Luke Strathern (born 5 March 1990) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Bedfordshire since winning a by-election in 2023.
Alistair Luke Strathern [2] was born on 5 March 1990, [3] and grew up in Bedfordshire. [4] He was educated at Sharnbrook Academy in Sharnbrook, [5] before studying philosophy,politics and economics at St Anne's College,Oxford,graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. [6] [7] While a student at Oxford,Strathern chaired the Oxford University Labour Club. [8] [9] While still at university,he stood in the 2010 Oxford City Council election for the ward of Holywell,finishing fourth. [7]
After graduating,Strathern was employed by the Bank of England in regulating climate risk insurance. [4] [6] [10] He had previously worked as a mathematics teacher. [11] He was a Labour councillor for the ward of Higham Hill on Waltham Forest London Borough Council from 26 May 2014 until his resignation on 5 September 2023. [12] [13]
At Waltham Forest,Strathern held the post of "Cabinet Member for 15-Minute Neighbourhoods". [14] Between 2014 and 2015,he was a director of Ascham Homes Limited,an arms-length management organisation that provided council housing in Waltham Forest. [15] [16]
At the 2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election,Strathern was elected to Parliament as MP for Mid Bedfordshire with 34.1% of the vote and a majority of 1,192. [17] [18] [19]
The Guardian described the result as "delivering a significant blow to Rishi Sunak's hopes of holding on to power at the next general election". [17] During the campaign,the i wrote of Strathern:"On the surface the 33-year-old seems dependable,almost old-fashioned. There's a whiff of corduroy about him. His manner is upbeat but a tad shy;as if he's fought hard to be socially confident". [20]
In January 2024,Strathern was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to both the Shadow Chancellor,Rachel Reeves,and Shadow Climate Secretary,Ed Miliband. [21] Later that month,he announced his intention to contest Hitchin at the next general election,which will include parts of Mid Bedfordshire due to boundary changes. [22]
Strathern has taken part in protests organised by the environmental campaign group Greenpeace,including a stunt carried out in 2022 outside the Home Office by a group opposed to the Public Order Act. [6] His involvement in the protest was revealed some months later,and sparked calls by the defence secretary Grant Shapps for his parliamentary candidacy to be withdrawn. [23] [24] A photograph of Strathern at the protest dressed as a zombie appeared on the front page of The Sun on 8 August 2023,under the headline "Wannabe Labour MP unmasked as 'zombie' Greenpeace zealot". [20] [25] Strathern stated that he does not regret the protest. [20]
Strathern's partner is Megan Corton Scott,a political campaigner for Greenpeace. [26] [27] [28] Strathern has a slight lisp,which has become less pronounced with age. [20] He is a first cousin,once removed,of former Prime Minister Theresa May. [29]
Strathern is a supporter of Aston Villa F.C. [30]
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