About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Ellie Reeves) represents you, and all of the people who live in Lewisham West and East Dulwich, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Also represented Lewisham West and Penge

Social Media

• @elliereeves
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Justice
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Attorney General
• Home Office
• Prisons: Education
• Police: Small Claims
• Domestic Abuse: Courts
• Prisoners
• Prisoners' Release

Currently held offices

• Minister without Portfolio (since 6 Jul 2024)
• Party Chair, Labour Party (since 6 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
• Member, Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee ( 8 Dec 2021 to 15 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 5 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Solicitor General (10 Apr 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Member, Justice Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Justice Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Civil Liability Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Departmental Coordination 6 Jun 2025

  The Plan for Change sets out clear and transparent milestones, and our plan to achieve them. We published graphs and links to the statistics on the outcomes for these milestones. The statistical annex published on gov.uk on the Plan for Change – Milestones for mission-led government provides further detail. These milestones will allow the public to track our progress and hold the government...

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Question 6 Jun 2025

  Public engagement and participation are vital to the health of our democracy, and the Government will continue to support the public to make their voices heard. Engagement with the political process must be built on trust. The Government is committed to returning to a politics of service.

• Cabinet Office: Topical Questions 5 Jun 2025

  My hon. Friend is right to celebrate the recent figures showing that the UK was the fastest-growing economy in the G7 in the first quarter of this year—a sign that this Government’s focus on growth is beginning to bear fruit. We are determined to drive growth in every corner of the country. The lower Thames crossing, which my hon. Friend has long campaigned for and this Government have...

More of Ellie Reeves’s recent appearances