Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell | |||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for School Standards | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Damian Hinds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne North | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Doug Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 17,762 (36.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Petitions Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 January 2020 – 5 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Helen Jones | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Cat Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Catherine Grady 8 June 1976 Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | catherinemckinnellmp | ||||||||||||||||||
Catherine McKinnell (born 8 June 1976) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North since 2010. She has served as Minister of State for School Standards since July 2024.