Lee Pitcher | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 2,311 (5.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lee Michael Pitcher 18 July 1977 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Politician |
Lee Michael Pitcher [1] (born 18 July 1977) [2] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme since 2024. [3]
Lee Michael Pitcher was born on 18 July 1977. [1] [4]
Pitcher was homeless for a period as a child,and was also a victim of bullying at school which he has said was due to the length of his trousers. [4] [5] He later earned a Master's degree. [5]
Pitcher previously worked three jobs simultaneously. [5] He is also the Chair of Governors for Travis St Lawrence Church of England School in Hatfield,and was also a voluntary Chairman of an Arts and Culture school. [5]
Pitcher worked for Jacobs Solutions,a technical services company,in water management. A post on the company website says that "Lee has spent 22 years with water utilities,starting on the front line in public health as a sewer baiter to control the rodent population." [6]
Pitcher was the chair and Mayor of Hatfield Town Council from 2023 to 2024. [7]
On 6 August 2023,Pitcher was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme. [7] Prior to being selected as prospective parliamentary candidate,Pitcher worked as Head of Partnerships for Yorkshire Water. [8] [9]
In the 2024 general election,Pitcher was elected MP for the seat of Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme;winning 15,122 votes,with a majority of 2,311 votes. [10] He made his maiden speech on 18 July 2024. [4]
Pitcher is a member of the Doncaster Lions. [7] He is a supporter of West Ham United. [4]
Pitcher is married with children,and his family lives in the Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme constituency. [4]
In 2022,he was selected to carry the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Baton at the Commonwealth Games. [5]
