John Mann, Baron Mann
John Mann, Baron Mann (born 10 January 1960) is a British independent politician who is a Member of the House of Lords. Before being granted a peerage, he was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Bassetlaw from the 2001 general election until 2019.
The Right Honourable The Lord Mann | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| UK Government Advisor on Antisemitism | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Theresa May |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee | |
| Acting 3 September 2019 – 13 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nicky Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Catherine McKinnell (acting) |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| Life peerage 29 October 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 28 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Ashton |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Clarke-Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1960 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Parliamentary affiliation: Non-affiliated (since 2019) Labour (2001–2019) Party membership: Labour |
| Spouse | Jo White |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
Mann served on the Treasury Select Committee. He had been the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Tessa Jowell and Richard Caborn. Mann is also a prominent campaigner against antisemitism. In 2019, he stood down as an MP before the general election and took up a full-time role as the UK Government's independent adviser on antisemitism in the United Kingdom, at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Mann was nominated as a life peer in the House of Lords by Prime Minister Theresa May in her resignation honours list. He resigned his Commons seat on 28 October. He is not affiliated to a political party in the House of Lords, although he is still a member of the Labour Party.