Catherine Atkinson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Derby North | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Amanda Solloway |
| Majority | 8,915 (21.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician, barrister |
| Website | www |
Catherine Helen Atkinson [1] is a British Labour Party politician and barrister serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North since 2024. [2] [3] [4] She defeated Conservative Amanda Solloway. [2]
Two of her grandparents were Mexican-American. [5] Atkinson attended Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith. She graduated a Master of Divinity from the University of Edinburgh. She studied law at City, University of London. She was called to the bar at Deka Chambers in 2006; her colleague Jake Richards was also elected as a Labour MP at the 2024 General Election. [6] [7]
She is the head of the Society of Labour Lawyers. [2]
She was a councilor for four years whilst she was studying at law school.
She tried to become a Member of Parliament three times at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 general elections in the Erewash constituency, coming second to the Conservative Maggie Throup on each occasion.
Her husband, Daniel, served in Afghanistan and worked as a firefighter with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service. [5]
Sir David Anthony Crausby is a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton North East from 1997 to 2019.
Sir Oliver Heald, is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire, formerly North Hertfordshire, from 1992 to 2024.
Dame Diana Ruth Johnson is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull North since the 2005 general election. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention since July 2024.
Ann Mallalieu, Baroness Mallalieu, is a British lawyer, Labour Party politician and president of the Countryside Alliance.
Andrew Francis Slaughter is a British Labour Party politician who is currently serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hammersmith and Chiswick, and before that, Hammersmith and Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush, since 2005. Prior to his election to Parliament, he had served as Leader of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council.
Catherine McKinnell is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North since 2010. She has served as Minister of State for School Standards since July 2024.
Pauline Elizabeth Latham, is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Derbyshire, serving until she stood down at the 2024 general election.
Antoinette Geraldine Mackeson-Sandbach, known as Antoinette Sandbach, is a barrister, farm manager and politician who was elected as a North Wales region Member of the Welsh Assembly at the May 2011 election, and subsequently elected Member of Parliament for Eddisbury in Cheshire at the 2015 general election.
Amanda Jane Solloway is a British politician who served as Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from September 2022 to July 2024 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Affordability and Skills from February 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North between 2019 and 2024, having previously served from 2015 to 2017.
Lucy Claire Frazer is a British politician and barrister who served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from February 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cambridgeshire from 2015 to 2024.
Felicia Jane "Flick" Beatrix Drummond is a British Conservative Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meon Valley from 2019 until 2024, having previously represented Portsmouth South from 2015 to 2017.
Eleanor Claire Reeves, Baroness Cryer, is a British barrister and politician who has served as Chair of the Labour Party and Minister without Portfolio since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as the Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and East Dulwich, formerly Lewisham West and Penge, since 2017. She previously served as Shadow Solicitor General from April 2020 to December 2021 and Shadow Minister for Prisons and Probation from 2021 to 2023.
Alicia Alexandra Martha Kearns is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Stamford, previously Rutland and Melton, since 2019 and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs since July 2024. She identifies ideologically as a one-nation conservative.
Laura Rose Farris is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury from 2019 until 2024. Prior to her parliamentary career, she worked as a journalist and later as a barrister. She was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Safeguarding from November 2023 until July 2024.
Jane Fiona Catherine Stevenson is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton North East from the 2019 general election until her defeat in the 2024 general election.
Nicola Faye Richards is a British politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East from 2019 to 2024. She is a member of the Conservative Party. Prior to her parliamentary career, Richards was a councillor. Her constituency was abolished at the 2024 general election.
Paula Barker is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Wavertree since 2019. She served as the Shadow Minister for Devolution and the English Regions from September 2023 to November 2023.
Selaine Rachel Saxby is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Devon from 2019 to 2024. She was also a councillor on North Devon Council.
Jillian Wendy Mortimer is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 2021 to 2024.
Jacob Ben Richards is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Rother Valley since 2024.
 | This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |