Catherine West

Catherine West
Official portrait of Catherine West
Official portrait, 2017
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific
Assumed office
9 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byAnne-Marie Trevelyan
Member of Parliament
for Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Hornsey and Wood Green (2015–2024)
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byLynne Featherstone
Majority21,475 (44.2%)
Leader of Islington London Borough Council
In office
6 May 2010 – 10 October 2013
Preceded byTerry Stacy
Succeeded byRichard Watts
Member of Islington London Borough Council
for Tollington
In office
2 May 2002 – 22 May 2014
Personal details
Born
Catherine Elizabeth West

(1966-09-14) 14 September 1966 (age 58)
Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Citizenship
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
Political partyLabour
SpouseColin Sutherland
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BA, BSW)
SOAS, University of London (MA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Catherine Elizabeth West (born 14 September 1966) is an Australian-born British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornsey and Friern Barnet, previously Hornsey and Wood Green, since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific since 2024.


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