Ian Lavery

Ian Lavery MP
Official portrait, 2024
Chair of the Labour Party
In office 14 June 2017 – 5 April 2020
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Tom Watson
Succeeded by	Angela Rayner
Labour Party Co-National Campaign Coordinator
In office 10 February 2017 – 5 April 2020 Serving with Andrew Gwynne
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Jon Trickett
Succeeded by	Angela Rayner
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
In office 9 February 2017 – 5 April 2020
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Andrew Gwynne
Succeeded by	Conor McGinn (2021)
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office 7 October 2016 – 9 February 2017
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Tom Watson
Succeeded by	Jon Trickett
Shadow Minister for Trade Unions and Civil Society
In office 18 September 2015 – 7 October 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Lisa Nandy (Civil Society)
Succeeded by	Steve Reed (Civil Society)
Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington Wansbeck (2010–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Denis Murphy
Majority	9,173 (22.7%)
President of the National Union of Mineworkers
In office 2002–2010
Preceded by	Arthur Scargill
Succeeded by	Nicky Wilson
Personal details
Born	(1963-01-06) 6 January 1963 (age 61) Ashington, Northumberland, England
Political party	Labour
Other political affiliations	Socialist Campaign Group
Spouse	Hilary Baird ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	2
Education	New College Durham
Website	www.ianlavery.co.uk

Ian Lavery (born 6 January 1963) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth and Ashington from 2024. He was previously the MP for Wansbeck from 2010 to 2024. Lavery served as the chair of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn from 2017 to 2020, and was the president of the National Union of Mineworkers from 2002 to 2010. He is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus.^[1]