Summary
Alexander James Jordan Norris[3] (born 4 February 1984) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Nottingham North, and was first elected at the 2017 general election.[4][5]
Alex Norris | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Shadow Minister for Policing | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Sarah Jones |
| Shadow Minister for Levelling Up | |
| In office 4 December 2021 – 5 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Justin Madders |
| Shadow Minister for Public Health and Patient Safety | |
| In office 9 April 2020 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Sharon Hodgson |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Gwynne |
| Member of Parliament for Nottingham North | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Allen |
| Majority | 4,490 (12.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1984[1] Manchester, England |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham[2] |
| Website | alexnorrismp |
Early life and career edit
Norris was born in Altrincham as a result of IVF and educated at the Manchester Grammar School. He moved to Nottingham in 2003 to study at the University of Nottingham.[2][6]
Norris served as a member of Nottingham City Council, for Basford ward for six years and served as Portfolio Holder for Adults and Health. Before being elected to Parliament in 2017, Norris was working for UNISON as an Area Organiser.
Parliamentary career edit
In his maiden parliamentary speech, Norris called for an end to poverty.[7] He later spoke about issues such as voter registration and modern slavery.[8] In 2018, he called for a debate on the introduction of safe standing in English football.[9]
On 5 March 2019, Norris was appointed as acting Shadow Minister for the Department of International Development.[10]
Norris nominated Lisa Nandy in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.[11]
From 2017, Norris served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth until February 2019.[12] He also served as an Opposition Whip from February 2019 until his appointment as Shadow Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care in Keir Starmer's first opposition frontbench.[13]
In the November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, he became Shadow Minister for Levelling Up, assisting Lisa Nandy.[14]
In the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, he became Shadow Minister for Policing.[15]
Norris is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.[16]
Personal life edit
Norris is a keen runner, is a supporter of Manchester City FC and has two pet border collies.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ a b Norris, Alex (27 June 2017). "About Me". Alexnorrismp.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11784.
- ^ "Nottingham North". Election 2017. BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Bryan, Sarah (26 April 2017). "Labour announce candidate for Nottingham North". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Councillor Alex Norris". Nottinghamcity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "My maiden speech in Parliament". 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Alex in Parliament - Alex Norris MP". alexnorrismp.co.uk.
- ^ "Nottingham MP calls for safe standing to be allowed". Nottingham Post. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ @LabourDfID (5 March 2019). "We're delighted to announce that @ANorrisMP is joining the Labour DFID team as the new acting shadow minister" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 March 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Labour Party Leader". The Labour Party. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Inside the Labour party: A Cicero Group overview" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Alex Norris - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna. "Keir Starmer unveils new frontbench team after wider reshuffle". LabourList. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Belger, Tom (5 September 2023). "Labour reshuffle: Starmer unveils six new shadow ministers of state". LabourList. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "LFI Parliamentary Supporters". Labour Friends of Israel. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
External links edit
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou