Catherine West | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |
| Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | TBC |
| Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific | |
| In office 4 December 2021 – 6 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Sir Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Stephen Kinnock |
| Shadow Minister for Europe and Americas | |
| In office 9 April 2020 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Sir Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Khalid Mahmood |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Doughty |
| Shadow Minister for Sport | |
| In office 14 January 2020 – 9 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Rosena Allin-Khan |
| Succeeded by | Alison McGovern |
| Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 18 September 2015 – 30 June 2017 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | John Spellar |
| Succeeded by | Fabian Hamilton |
| Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Friern Barnet Hornsey and Wood Green (2015–2024) | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lynne Featherstone |
| Leader of Islington London Borough Council | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 10 October 2013 | |
| Deputy | Paul Smith Janet Burgess |
| Preceded by | Terry Stacy |
| Succeeded by | Richard Watts |
| Labour Party Group Leader on Islington London Borough Council | |
| In office 11 May 2004 – 10 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Creagh |
| Succeeded by | Richard Watts |
| Councillor for Islington London Borough Council | |
| In office 2 May 2002 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Ward | Tollington |
| Preceded by | Barbara Sidnell |
| Succeeded by | Flora Williamson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catherine Elizabeth West 14 September 1966 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Citizenship | British Australian |
| Political party | Labour (1998–present) |
| Spouse | Colin Sutherland |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | London, England |
| Education | Meriden School Ravenswood School for Girls University of Sydney SOAS, University of London |
| Website | Official website |
Catherine Elizabeth West[1] (born 14 September 1966) is an Australian-born Labour Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornsey and Friern Barnet since 2024, and formerly of Hornsey and Wood Green from 2015 until the seat was abolished in 2024. She has served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since July 2024.[2]
- ^ "Election results". camdennewjournal.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 July 2024.