Amanda Hack | |
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Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Bridgen |
Majority | 1,012 (2.0%) |
Personal details | |
Born | July 1976 (age 48) Cleethorpes,Lincolnshire,England |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | De Montfort University |
Amanda Jayne Hack (born July 1976) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Leicestershire since 2024. [1]
Hack was born in July 1976. [2] She grew up in Cleethorpes,Lincolnshire,moving to Leicester to read business at De Montfort University. Before becoming an MP she was a councillor on Leicestershire County Council,representing the Braunstone division from 2017. She also worked for a housing association for vulnerable people. [3] [4]
In the 2024 General Election,Hack was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Leicestershire with 16,871 votes (34.7%) and a majority of 1,012 over the second place Conservative candidate. [5] Upon joining the House of Commons,Hack was elected as a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee. [6]
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