Kerry McCarthy

Kerry McCarthy
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate
In office
9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKatie White
Shadow Minister for Climate Change
In office
29 June 2022 – 5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byOlivia Blake
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Shadow Minister for Green Transport
In office
9 April 2020 – 4 December 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGill Furniss
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
13 September 2015 – 26 June 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byMaria Eagle
Succeeded byRachael Maskell
Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
7 October 2011 – 13 September 2015
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byEmma Reynolds
Succeeded byDiana Johnson
Shadow Treasury Minister
In office
8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Shadow Minister for Disabled People
Acting
6 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
LeaderHarriet Harman
Preceded byMark Harper
Succeeded byMargaret Curran
Member of Parliament
for Bristol East
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded byJean Corston
Majority6,606 (14.3%)
Personal details
BornKerry Gillian McCarthy
(1965-03-26) 26 March 1965
PartyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
London Guildhall University
University of London
WebsiteOfficial website
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Kerry Gillian McCarthy (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she was Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2015 to 2016. She served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate from July 2024 to September 2025.