Emma Hardy

Emma Hardy
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Flooding
Assumed office
9 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byRobbie Moore
Shadow Minister for Environmental Quality and Resilience
In office
5 September 2023  5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byOffice established
Shadow Minister for Further Education and Universities
In office
7 January 2020  8 March 2021
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Keir Starmer
Preceded byGordon Marsden
Succeeded byMatt Western
Member of Parliament
for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (2017–2024)
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byAlan Johnson
Majority8,979 (23.5%)
Personal details
Born (1979-07-17) 17 July 1979
North Newbald, Humberside, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
University of Leeds
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

Emma Ann Hardy (born 17 July 1979) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Flooding since July 2024. She was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle until the 2024 general election and is the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice. Until May 2019, she was also a member of Hessle Town Council focusing on NHS and education. Hardy is a member of Labour's National Policy Forum and was an education union employee.