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Cat Smith
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by
Eric Ollerenshaw
Majority
2,380 (5.2%)
Chair of the Petitions Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 October 2023
Preceded by
Catherine McKinnell
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Cabinet
2016–2021
Young People and Democracy
Shadow Frontbench
2016–2017
Deputy Commons Leader
2015–2016
Women and Equalities
Personal details
Born
Catherine Jane Smith
(1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39) Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Political party
Labour
Other political affiliations
Socialist Campaign Group
Spouse
Ben Soffa
(m. 2016; sep. 2020)
Domestic partner
David Linden (2021–)
Alma mater
Lancaster University (BA)
Website
catsmith.co.uk
Catherine Jane Smith[1] (born 16 June 1985)[2] is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster and Fleetwood since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, she was a member of the shadow cabinets led by Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer from 2016 to 2021 as Shadow Secretary of State, previously Shadow Minister, for Young People and Democracy.[3]
Smith is the Labour candidate in Lancaster and Wyre in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[4]
^"Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Lancaster City Council. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^Carr, Tim (18 May 2015). The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015: Profiles of the New MPs and Analysis of the 2015 General Election Results. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84954-924-0.
^"Lancaster & Fleetwood". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^"Lancaster and Wyre Candidates - Who can I vote for in my area?". BBC News. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
Fleetwood MP CatSmith never wanted a career in politics". Lancs Live. Retrieved 26 June 2020. Foster, Dawn (26 September 2017). "CatSmith MP: 'Tory policies...
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