Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate | |
| Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Shadow Minister for Climate Change | |
| In office 29 June 2022 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Olivia Blake |
| Succeeded by | TBC |
| Shadow Minister for Green Transport | |
| In office 9 April 2020 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gill Furniss |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| In office 13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Maria Eagle |
| Succeeded by | Rachael Maskell |
| Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 7 October 2011 – 13 September 2015 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Emma Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Diana Johnson |
| Shadow Treasury Minister | |
| In office 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Shadow Minister for Disabled People | |
| Acting 6 May 2010 – 8 October 2010 | |
| Leader | Harriet Harman |
| Preceded by | Mark Harper |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Curran |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol East | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Corston |
| Majority | 6,606 (14.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kerry Gillian McCarthy 26 March 1965 Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Bristol, England London, England Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool London Guildhall University University of London |
| Website | Official website |
Kerry Gillian McCarthy (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she was Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2015 to 2016. She has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate since July 2024.