Louise Haigh

Louise Haigh MP
Shadow Minister for Digital Industries
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 September 2015
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Office established
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Meg Munn
Majority	12,954
Personal details
Born	22 July 1987 Sheffield, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Nottingham
Website	Official website

Louise Haigh (born 22 July 1987) is a British Labour politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Heeley at the May 2015 general election, and is the youngest Labour MP.^[1]

Early life

Haigh grew up on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, and now lives in Norfolk Park, Sheffield.^[2] She was educated at Sheffield High School and the University of Nottingham.^[3] Her grandfather and uncle were trade union officials.^[4]

After graduating Haigh worked for the local council youth service between 2006 and 2008. She then began working in Parliament, where she was the co-ordinator of the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Corporate Responsibility.^[5] During this time she was also a Unite shop steward and volunteered as a Special Constable.^[6]

From 2012 Haigh worked for Aviva as Public Policy Manager, responsible for corporate governance and responsible investment policy.^[7][8][9]

Political career

Haigh was selected to stand for the Labour in Sheffield Heeley in May 2014,^[10] and was elected to Parliament at the May 2015 general election.

Haigh was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.^[11]

In September 2015 Haigh was appointed Shadow Minister for Civil Service and Digital Reform.^[12][13] The role, newly expanded under Jeremy Corbyn,^[14] covers the Government's digital strategy, the Freedom of Information Act, data security and privacy.^[15]

Haigh was declared the "most hard-working" new MP in February 2016 after a study of the activity of MPs elected in 2015.^{[16][17] [18]}

References

1. "Sheffield Heeley Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015. BBC News. 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
2. "About Louise". 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. Ellen Beardmore (13 August 2014). "Sheffield Heeley candidate could be youngest MP". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 16 June 2015.
4. "Louise Haigh". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
5. "Louise Haigh". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
6. "Profiles: Louise Haigh". 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
7. "Louise Haigh". Labour Party. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
8. "Towards an agreement on corporate sustainability reporting" (PDF). Aviva Investors. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
9. "Profiles: Louise Haigh". 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
10. Ellen Beardmore (12 May 2014). "‘Time is right’ for Sheffield MP to stand down". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
11. "Who nominated who for the 2015 Labour leadership election". The New Statesman. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
12. "Labour's FOI Review". Labour Party. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
13. Colin Marrs (21 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn appoints MP Louise Haigh to Labour digital brief". Civil Service World. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
14. Mark Say (21 September 2015). "Louise Haigh takes Labour digital role". UK Authority.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
15. Lauren Clarke (18 September 2015). "Sheffield MP Louise Haigh joins Shadow Cabinet". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
16. Mark Leftly (20 February 2016). "Tory MP Royston Smith is least active among Parliament's new members". The Independent (London). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
17. "'Least active MP' Royston Smith defends record". BBC. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
18. Kate Proctor (25 February 2016). "Louise Haigh most hard-working of all new MPs". Retrieved 23 March 2016.