Anneliese Midgley | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Knowsley | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | George Howarth |
Majority | 18,319 (50.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Stockbridge Village, England |
Political party | Labour |
Anneliese Midgley is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Knowsley since 2024.
Midgeley was born in Stockbridge Village. [1] She attended Brookside Community School. [2]
Her first job was at The Beatles Shop in Liverpool when she was thirteen. [3] She worked as a DJ in nightclubs before getting involved in politics. [4]
Midgley previously worked for Ken Livingstone when he was Mayor of London. She also worked on Jeremy Corbyn's 2015 leadership campaign and became his deputy chief of staff. [5] She then worked as the political director of Unite the union before becoming an adviser for Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner. [6]
In February 2024, she was selected to succeed long-serving MP George Howarth in the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [7]