Jonathan Reynolds | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade [lower-alpha 1] | |
Assumed office 29 November 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Ed Miliband [lower-alpha 2] |
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
In office 6 April 2020 –29 November 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Margaret Greenwood |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Ashworth |
Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 8 October 2016 –6 April 2020 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Richard Burgon |
Succeeded by | Pat McFadden |
Shadow Minister for Rail | |
In office 14 September 2015 –6 January 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Lilian Greenwood |
Succeeded by | Andy McDonald |
Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change | |
In office 7 October 2013 –18 September 2015 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | James Purnell |
Majority | 2,946 (7.0%) |
Member of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council for Longdendale | |
In office 4 May 2007 –5 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Peter Bibby |
Succeeded by | Gillian Peet |
Personal details | |
Born | Houghton-le-Spring,Tyne and Wear,England | 28 August 1980
Political party | Labour Co-op |
Spouse | Claire Johnston |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Stalybridge |
Alma mater | University of Manchester BPP Law School |
Profession | Solicitor |
Website | Official website |
Jonathan Neil Reynolds (born 28 August 1980) is a British politician who is currently serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade. A member of Labour Co-op, he has also been Member of Parliament (MP) for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2010. [1] [2]
Reynolds served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition and a Shadow Energy and Climate Change Minister from 2013 to 2015. He was a Shadow Transport Minister from 2015 to 2016 and a Shadow Treasury Minister from 2016 until 2020. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2020 to 2021, and has been a front bench representative on the Labour National Executive Committee since 2020. [3]
Jonathan Reynolds was born in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear to Keith and Judith Reynolds. He moved to Manchester in 1998, studying Politics and Modern History at the University of Manchester and BPP Law School (Manchester). After leaving university Reynolds worked for the council and (former MP) James Purnell, before beginning training as a solicitor.
Reynolds served on Labour's National Executive Committee from 2003 to 2005. [4] In 2007, he was elected to Tameside Council for the ward of Longdendale. [5]
Reynolds worked for four years as a political assistant for the previous Stalybridge and Hyde MP James Purnell and was selected to replace Purnell after a controversial selection process. [6]
Reynolds is a member of the Co-operative Party and Unite the Union. [7]
At the 2010 general election, Reynolds was elected as MP for Stalybridge and Hyde with 39.6% of the vote and a majority of 2,744. [8] [9]
In 2011 Reynolds stood down as a councillor. Once elected as an MP he did not claim Councillor Allowances. [10]
Under Ed Miliband, Reynolds was appointed Shadow Justice and Constitutional Affairs Whip. [11] He was later appointed Miliband's Parliamentary Private Secretary [12] and Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change. As Shadow Energy Minister, he focused on fuel poverty, energy efficiency, and solar energy. [13]
At the 2015 general election, Reynolds was re-elected as MP for Stalybridge and Hyde with an increased vote share of 45% and an increased majority of 6,686. [14] [15]
After Jeremy Corbyn was elected to the leadership of the Labour Party in September 2015, Reynolds was made a Shadow Minister for Transport with responsibility for rail. [16] [17] He resigned the position following Jeremy Corbyn's January 2016 reshuffle, saying he felt he could "best serve the party as a backbencher" and expressing his support for the sacked Pat McFadden. [16] He supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour leadership election. [18] Following the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party, he was re-appointed to the shadow front bench as Shadow City Minister. [19]
In December 2015 Reynolds introduced a Private Member's Bill which would have changed UK general elections from first-past-the-post to the additional-member system. [20]
Reynolds was appointed a member of the BIS Select Committee in 2016. [21] He questioned Mike Ashley during the committee's inquiry into working practices at Sports Direct. [22]
In June 2016 Reynolds argued the Labour Party had not developed a credible "alternative economic model". [23] He has argued in favour of an industrial policy and reforms to UK equity markets. [24]
In his time as Shadow City Minister Reynolds spoke in support of a Brexit deal which is favourable to financial services. [25] City A.M. Editor Christian May described him in November 2016 as "popular in the Square Mile and at home in the brief". [26]
At the snap 2017 general election, Reynolds was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 57.2% and an increased majority of 8,084. [27] [28]
Reynolds is Chair of Christians on the Left [29] and a vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel. [30] [31]
At the 2019 general election, Reynolds was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 44.7% and a decreased majority of 2,946. [32]
Reynolds attended the 2024 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. [33]
Reynolds has campaigned for the redevelopment of local town centres, particularly Stalybridge; [34] improved transport links, including the Mottram-Tintwistle Bypass, the proposed Transpennine Tunnel, [35] and Northern Hub improvement; for more primary school places in Hyde; and for further devolution to Greater Manchester.
He has opposed cuts to police and fire services in Tameside and Greater Manchester, [36] and worked to improve local health services, including publicly calling for the resignation of Tameside Hospital's Chief Executive, Christine Green, in 2013. [37]
Reynolds lives in Stalybridge. [38] He and his wife Claire Johnston have four children; his eldest son is autistic. [39] Outside politics, his interests include supporting Sunderland A.F.C., films and gardening. [40] [41]
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