About Catherine McKinnell

Catherine McKinnell represents the people who live in Newcastle upon Tyne North, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social
• @catmckinnell
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (since 21 Jul 2026)

Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State (Education) ( 8 Jul 2024 to 6 Sep 2025)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) ( 6 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Attorney General (14 Sep 2015 to 11 Jan 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (18 Mar 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 18 Mar 2013)
• Shadow Solicitor General ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Doug Henderson
• Robert Brown
• Robert Elliott
• Gwilym Lloyd George
• Cuthbert Headlam
• Nicholas Grattan-Doyle

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
• School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (13 out of 16)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (10 out of 14)