Liz Twist
Liz Twist | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 17 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 Serving with Chris Ward | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Craig Williams |
| Succeeded by | Abena Oppong-Asare |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government and Services | |
| In office 27 November 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Sarah Owen (Local Government and Faith) |
| Shadow Minister for Scotland | |
| In office 4 December 2021 – 5 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Chris Elmore |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Jones |
| Shadow Lord Commissioner of HM Household | |
| In office 12 February 2020 – 5 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer |
| Member of Parliament for Blaydon and Consett Blaydon (2017–2024) | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | David Anderson |
| Majority | 11,153 (26.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Elizabeth Twist 10 July 1956 St Helens, Lancashire, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Charlie Dix
(m. 1983; died 2000) |
| Education | Notre Dame High School |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University |
| Website | liztwist |
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Mary Elizabeth Twist (born 10 July 1956) is a British Labour Party politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaydon from the 2017 general election until the seat's abolition in 2024. She then stood for reelection during the 2024 general election in the newly formed constituency of Blaydon and Consett which she won. Before her parliamentary career, she was the head of health in the North-East for the trade union, UNISON, and a local councillor.