Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport | |
| Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Guy Opperman |
| Shadow Minister for Local Transport | |
| In office 27 September 2022 – 4 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Sam Tarry |
| Succeeded by | Kieran Mullan |
| Member of Parliament for Wakefield and Rothwell Wakefield (2022–2024) | |
| Assumed office 23 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Imran Ahmad Khan |
| Majority | 9,346 (23.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simon Robert Lightwood 15 December 1980 South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Residence(s) | Ossett, West Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | Bretton Hall College |
| Website | www.simonlightwood.org.uk |
Simon Robert Lightwood (born 15 December 1980) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield and Rothwell since 2024. From a 2022 by-election until 2024, he represented Wakefield. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport since July 2024, having previously been Shadow Minister for Local Transport from 2022 until 2024.