John Mann, Baron Mann
The Lord Mann | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| UK Government Advisor on Antisemitism | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Theresa May |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee | |
| Acting 3 September 2019 – 13 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Catherine McKinnell (acting) |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 29 October 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 28 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Ashton |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Clarke-Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1960 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Parliamentary affiliation: Labour (since 2024) Non-affiliated (2019-2024) Labour (2001–2019) Party membership: Labour |
| Spouse | Jo White |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
John Mann, Baron Mann (born 10 January 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who is a Member of the House of Lords. Before being granted a peerage, he was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Bassetlaw from the 2001 general election until 2019.
Mann served on the Treasury Select Committee. He had been the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Tessa Jowell and Richard Caborn. Mann is also a prominent campaigner against antisemitism. In 2019, he stood down as an MP before the general election and took up a full-time role as the UK Government's independent adviser on antisemitism in the United Kingdom, at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Mann was nominated as a life peer in the House of Lords by Prime Minister Theresa May in her resignation honours list. He resigned his Commons seat on 28 October. He retook the Labour whip in May 2024.