Cat Smith
Catherine Jane Smith (born 16 June 1985) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster and Fleetwood since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, she was a member of the shadow cabinets led by Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer from 2016 to 2021 as Shadow Secretary of State, previously Shadow Minister, for Young People and Democracy.
Cat Smith MP | |||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Eric Ollerenshaw | ||||||||||||||
| Majority | 2,380 (5.2%) | ||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Petitions Committee | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 18 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Catherine McKinnell | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | Catherine Jane Smith 16 June 1985 Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Campaign Group | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Ben Soffa
(m. 2016; sep. 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic partner | David Linden (2021–) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Lancaster University (BA) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | catsmith | ||||||||||||||
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