Alan Whitehead

Alan Whitehead
Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Minister for Energy Security
In office
8 October 2016  4 July 2024
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Keir Starmer
Preceded byHimself
In office
18 September 2015  28 June 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byJonathan Reynolds
Succeeded byHimself
Shadow Minister for Waste and Recycling
In office
14 January 2020  9 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded bySandy Martin
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
In office
11 June 2001  28 May 2002
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of Parliament
for Southampton Test
In office
1 May 1997  30 May 2024
Preceded byJames Hill
Succeeded bySatvir Kaur
Personal details
Born (1950-09-15) 15 September 1950
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
WebsiteOfficial website
Academic background
ThesisPetitions, Parliament and the public: an analysis of the changing nature of corruption, 1868–1883 (1976)

Alan Patrick Vincent Whitehead CBE (born 15 September 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton Test from 1997 to 2024. He served as Shadow Minister for Energy Security, previously Green New Deal and Energy, from 2015 to 2024. He served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions from 2001 to 2002.