Noah Law | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Double |
| Majority | 2,470 (5.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Noah Charles Law,1994,Cornwall |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter (Penryn Campus) Clare Hall,Cambridge Christ Church,Oxford |
| Website | Official website |
Noah Charles Law [1] is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay since 2024. [2]
Law grew up in Lostwithiel. [3] He was an undergraduate at Exeter University (attending the Penryn Campus in Cornwall) and gained masters degrees in economic history from Clare Hall,Cambridge,and in business administration from Oxford University. [4] From 2018 to 2023,he worked for Finnish state-owned development finance institution Finnfund in Finland and has applied for Finnish citizenship. [5] [6] Prior to this he worked as a corporate finance analyst for firms including Francis Clark,EY,SMBC,and Deutsche Bank. [7] Law also worked for the UK's development finance institution,British International Investment. Law is a Chartered Financial Analyst. [8]
At the 2024 general election,Noah Law was elected to Parliament as MP for St Austell and Newquay with 34.1% of the vote and a majority of 2,470. [9]
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