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Lilian Greenwood
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Official portrait, 2024
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future of Roads | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 |
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| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Guy Opperman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Finance Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 January 2020 – 25 May 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nick Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Transport Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 July 2017 – 29 January 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Louise Ellman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Huw Merriman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Nottingham South |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Simpson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 10,294 (31.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lilian Rachel Greenwood
26 March 1966 Bolton, Lancashire, England |
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| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||
Lilian Rachel Greenwood (born 26 March 1966) is a British politician. She is a member of the Labour Party. Since 2010, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South. An MP is a person elected to represent a group of people in the UK Parliament.
Since July 2024, Lilian Greenwood has served as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future of Roads. This means she helps the government make decisions about roads and transport. Before this, she worked as a union official. She also held important roles in the Labour Party's "shadow cabinet." A shadow cabinet is a group of politicians from the main opposition party who watch over the government's work.
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Early Life and Education
Lilian Greenwood was born on 26 March 1966 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. She went to Canon Slade School, which is a local Church of England secondary school. After that, she studied at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, a famous university.
In 1999, Lilian moved to Southwell, Nottinghamshire. For 17 years, she worked for Unison. Unison is a large trade union that represents people who work in public services.
Becoming a Member of Parliament
Lilian Greenwood became a candidate for the Labour Party in 2007. This was after the MP for Nottingham South, Alan Simpson, decided not to run again. In the 2010 general election, Lilian was elected as the MP for Nottingham South. She won with 37.3% of the votes.
Soon after becoming an MP, she joined the Transport Select Committee. This committee looks closely at how transport works in the country. She also became an assistant opposition whip. A whip helps make sure that members of their party vote in a certain way.
Working in the Shadow Cabinet
In September 2011, Lilian Greenwood was given a new role by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband. She became the Shadow Minister for Rail. She kept this job until the 2015 general election.
After Jeremy Corbyn became the leader of the Labour Party in 2015, Lilian was promoted again. She became the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport. This meant she was the main spokesperson for transport issues for the opposition party.
In 2016, Lilian Greenwood resigned from the Shadow Cabinet. Many of her colleagues also resigned at that time. This was after the 2016 EU referendum and was a protest against Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. She supported Owen Smith in his attempt to become the new Labour leader in 2016.
Later Roles in Parliament
Even when she was not in the Shadow Cabinet, Lilian Greenwood continued to do important work. She chaired the Transport Select Committee from 2017 to 2020. She also chaired the Commons Finance Committee from 2020 to 2021. These roles involve leading groups of MPs who examine different areas of government.
She was re-elected as MP for Nottingham South in the 2017 and 2019 General Elections. In the 2020 Labour Party leadership election, she supported Lisa Nandy.
In May 2021, Lilian Greenwood returned to the opposition front bench. The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, appointed her as the Opposition Deputy Chief Whip for legislation. She held this role until 2023. From 2023 until 2024, she was the Shadow Minister for Arts, Heritage and Civil Society.
Personal Life
Lilian Greenwood is married and has three children.
