Karen Lee | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
Karen Elizabeth Lee (born 15 January 1959)[1] is a British Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln[2][3] between the 2017 general election and the 2019 general election.[4] She defeated the sitting Conservative MP, Karl McCartney by 1,538 votes in the 2017 general election but lost to him in 2019.[4]
In July 2017, Lee was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell.[5] In January 2018, Lee was promoted to Labour's Shadow Home Office Team as Shadow Minister for Fire and Rescue Services.[6]
- ^ "Councillor Karen Lee". lincolnlabourparty.org.uk. Lincoln Labour Party. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Ms Karen Lee MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Election 2017: Lincoln". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b Ionescu, Daniel (9 June 2017). "Labour's Karen Lee defeats Conservative Karl McCartney in Lincoln". The Lincolnite. Stonebow Media. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Lincoln MP Karen Lee appointed as private secretary to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell". The Lincolnite. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Lincoln MP Karen Lee promoted to Shadow Minister for Fire". The Lincolnite. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.