Karen Lee (politician)
Karen Elizabeth Lee (born 15 January 1959) is a British Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln between the 2017 general election and the 2019 general election. She defeated the sitting Conservative MP, Karl McCartney by 1,538 votes in the 2017 general election but lost to him in 2019.
Karen Lee | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Shadow Minister for Fire and Rescue Services | |
| In office 20 January 2018 – 12 December 2019 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Chris Williamson |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Jones |
| Member of Parliament for Lincoln | |
| In office 8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Karl McCartney |
| Succeeded by | Karl McCartney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karen Elizabeth Lee 15 January 1959 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
In July 2017, Lee was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell. In January 2018, Lee was promoted to Labour's Shadow Home Office Team as Shadow Minister for Fire and Rescue Services.
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