Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell | |||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Penny Mordaunt | ||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Manchester Central | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 15 November 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tony Lloyd | ||||||||||||||
| Majority | 13,797 (34.7%) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | Lucy Maria Powell 10 October 1974 Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour Co-op | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | James Williamson | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Parrs Wood High School Xaverian College | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford King's College London | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
Lucy Maria Powell (born 10 October 1974) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council since July 2024. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Central since 2012.
Prior to her election, she worked in campaigning and PR roles for Britain in Europe, NESTA and the Labour Party. She was a shadow Cabinet Office minister and vice-chair for the 2015 general election campaign. She was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Education in September 2015, but resigned in June 2016. She served as Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers from April 2020 to May 2021, and Shadow Secretary of State for Housing from May to November 2021. She served as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2023 to May 2024.