Jon Trickett
Jon Hedley Trickett (born 2 July 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemsworth in West Yorkshire since a 1996 by-election. He was Shadow Lord President of the Council from 2016 to 2020 and served as Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2011 to 2013 and 2017 to 2020. He was the Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator under Jeremy Corbyn from 2015 to 2017.
Jon Trickett MP | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Shadow Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 27 June 2016 – 5 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
| In office 9 February 2017 – 5 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Ian Lavery |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Reeves |
| In office 7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Succeeded by | Michael Dugher |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 6 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Angela Eagle |
| Succeeded by | Clive Lewis (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | |
| In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Emma Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Grahame Morris |
| Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator | |
| In office 14 September 2015 – 10 February 2017 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Douglas Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Ian Lavery & Andrew Gwynne |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 14 September 2015 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Michael Dugher |
| Succeeded by | Jon Ashworth |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 4 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Ian Austin |
| Succeeded by | Desmond Swayne |
| Member of Parliament for Hemsworth | |
| Assumed office 1 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Enright |
| Majority | 1,180 (2.7%) |
| Leader of Leeds City Council | |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | George Mudie |
| Succeeded by | Brian Walker |
| Leeds City Councillor for Beeston Ward | |
| In office 28 September 1984 – 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Michael McGowan |
| Succeeded by | Angela Gabriel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jon Hedley Trickett 2 July 1950 Leeds, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Campaign Group |
| Spouse | Sarah Balfour |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Roundhay School |
| Alma mater | University of Hull University of Leeds |
| Website | Official website |
Trickett served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2008 to 2010 and was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet by Ed Miliband in 2011 as Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office.
Trickett was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government under new Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn in September 2015, before serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from July to October 2016. He was later appointed Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office by Corbyn in February 2017, alongside his portfolio as Shadow Lord President of the Council.
He is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group, a parliamentary group of Labour MPs.