Andrew Gwynne

Andrew John Gwynne (born 4 June 1974) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Denton and Reddish since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Shadow Minister for Social Care since 2023. He is the son of the late broadcaster and pundit John Gwynne.

Andrew Gwynne
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Shadow Minister for Social Care
Assumed office
6 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byLiz Kendall
Shadow Minister for Public Health
In office
4 December 2021  6 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byAlex Norris
Succeeded byPreet Gill
In office
18 September 2015  28 June 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byLuciana Berger
Succeeded bySharon Hodgson
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
In office
14 June 2017  6 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byRoberta Blackman-Woods
Succeeded bySteve Reed
Labour Party Co-National Campaign Coordinator
In office
10 February 2017  5 April 2020
Serving with Ian Lavery
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byJon Trickett
Succeeded byAngela Rayner
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
In office
7 October 2016  14 June 2017
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byJonathan Ashworth
Succeeded byIan Lavery
Member of Parliament
for Denton and Reddish
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded byAndrew Bennett
Majority6,175 (16.0%)
Personal details
Born
Andrew John Gwynne

(1974-06-04) 4 June 1974
Manchester, England, UK
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Allison Dennis
(m. 2003)
Children3
Alma materTameside College
Wrexham Glyndŵr University
University of Salford
WebsiteOfficial website
Other offices
  • 2011–2015: Shadow Minister for Health
  • 2010–2011: Shadow Minister for Transport
  • 1996–2008: Member of Tameside Council

Gwynne served in the shadow cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Minister without Portfolio from 2016 to 2017. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Labour Party Co-National Campaign Coordinator from 2017 to 2020.

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