Lisa Nandy

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lisa Nandy (June 2017)

Lisa Eva Nandy MP (* 9. August 1979 in Manchester ) is a British politician of the Labor Party and Member of the House of Commons . She has represented the constituency of Wigan there since the British general election in 2010 .

biography

Nandy was born in Manchester and grew up both there and in Bury (Greater Manchester) . On her father's side, she is of Indian descent . She studied political science at Newcastle University and at Birkbeck, University of London . She then worked for The Children's Society , an organization that campaigns for children's rights. Between 2006 and 2010 she worked as a local politician in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham .

In February 2010 she was a candidate for the Labor Party in Wigan . She won the election with 48.5% of the vote. Nandy was the first female MP in her constituency. In the British general election in 2015 , she was able to improve her election result to 52.2%. In the 2017 British general election , she received 62.2% of the vote in her constituency. In the 2019 general election , however, Nandy lost 15.5 percentage points and only got 46.7% of the vote. Nevertheless, she was able to defend her mandate.

It has been speculated several times that Nandy might run for the Labor Party chairmanship, replacing Jeremy Corbyn . The birth of their son is believed to be one of the main reasons for their decision not to do so. You support Corbyn's challenger Owen Smith . The shadow cabinet Corbyns belonged Nandy between September 2015 June 2016 as Shadow Minister for Energy and. After Corbyn declared after the 2019 general election, which was disastrous for the Labor Party, that he would no longer be available as a top candidate in the upcoming election and thus also his intention to give up the party chairmanship, Nandy announced that he was open to running for this.

She advocates same-sex marriage and voted on October 22, 2019 as one of 19 members of the Labor Party for Boris Johnson's European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. This decision caused violent displeasure in social networks and Nandy was sometimes insulted for it.

Web links

Commons : Lisa Nandy  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Wigan. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Manchester Evening News: Lisa Nandy (Lab). April 28, 2010, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  3. ^ Lisa Nandy, “Refugee and Migrant Justice. June 21, 2010, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 2006 Council. December 4, 2015, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  5. ^ Mark Smith: The Northerner: 'I bet she had to ask for directions to Wigan' . In: The Guardian . February 4, 2010, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed October 23, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Lisa Nandy: “I am proud to be first female MP for Wigan”. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  7. ^ Labor success for Nandy. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Labor leadership campaign: who might have a pop? May 8, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019 (American English).
  9. ↑ a b Jim Waterson: How The Labor Coup Against Jeremy Corbyn Failed. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Owen Jones: My honest thoughts on the Corbyn campaign - and overcoming formidable obstacles. August 31, 2015, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Labor leadership contest abuse 'reminded me of far right', MP Lisa Nandy says. September 26, 2016, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  12. ^ Fionnula Hainey: Lisa Nandy 'seriously thinking' about Labor leadership bid. December 15, 2019, accessed December 15, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Lisa Nandy declares ambition to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labor leader. December 15, 2019, accessed December 15, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Lisa Nandy compared to 'Homosexuality - Equal rights'. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  15. ^ The Public Whip - Voting Record - Lisa Nandy MP, Wigan (24831). Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  16. ^ Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - CommonsVotes. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Labor MP hit with vile abuse for backing Brexit bill's second reading. October 23, 2019, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Hero Labor MPs who vote for Boris 'deal called' vermin 'and told to' rot in hell. October 23, 2019, accessed October 23, 2019 (British English).
personal data
SURNAME Nandy, Lisa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nandy, Lisa Eva (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician, MP for Wigan
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester