Sureena Brackenridge | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jane Stevenson |
Majority | 5,422 (16.3%) |
Mayoress of Wolverhampton | |
In role 19 May 2021 –18 May 2022 | |
Mayor | Greg Brackenridge |
Preceded by | Paul Darke |
Succeeded by | Karl Samuels |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974or1975(age 48–49) Wednesfield,West Midlands,England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Greg Brackenridge |
Children | 2 |
Occupation |
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Sureena Brackenridge (born 1974 or 1975) [1] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton North East since 2024. [2] [3]
Sureena Brackenridge was born and raised on the Ashmore Park Council estate in Wednesfield. [1] Her parents had previously migrated from Fiji to there as young adults. [4]
Brackenridge worked in local secondary schools as a science teacher, before she became deputy head teacher at Moseley Park school. [5]
Brackenridge was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wolverhampton North East in November 2022. [6] She was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton North East in the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,422 votes. [2] [7] She made her maiden speech on 25 July. [4]
Sureena Brackenridge is married to Greg Brackenridge, who served as the 162nd Mayor of Wolverhampton from 2021 to 2022; Sureena was the Mayoress of Wolverhampton during his tenure. [8] They have 2 children together. [9]
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