Jim McMahon (politician)

Jim McMahon
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
Assumed office
6 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded bySimon Hoare
Member of Parliament
for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Oldham West and Royton (2015–2024)
Assumed office
3 December 2015
Preceded byMichael Meacher
Majority13,232 (34.3%)[1]
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Secretary of State
2021–2023Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2020–2021Transport
Shadow Minister
2023–2024English Devolution and Local Government
2016–2020Local Government
Chair of the Co-operative Party
Assumed office
3 October 2020
Preceded byChris Herries
Leader of Oldham Council
In office
5 May 2011 – 16 January 2016
Preceded byHoward Sykes
Succeeded byJean Stretton
Member of Oldham Council
for Failsworth East
In office
20 November 2003 – January 2017
Preceded byCharles Glover
Succeeded byPaul Jaques
Personal details
Born
James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon

(1980-07-07) 7 July 1980 (age 44)
Miles Platting, Manchester, England
Political partyLabour Co-op
Residence(s)Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England
Websitejimmcmahon.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon OBE (born 7 July 1980) is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution since July 2024.[2][3] A member of Labour Co-op, he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton since 2015 and as the Chair of the Co-operative Party since 2020.

McMahon was a Councillor from 2003 to 2017, serving as Leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council from 2011 to 2016.[4] He served in the shadow cabinet as Shadow Transport Secretary from 2020 to 2021, and Shadow Environment Secretary from 2021 to 2023.[5]

  1. ^ "General Election 4 July 2024 results". Oldham Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ Mowat, Tom Parfitt and Laura (5 December 2015). "'Democracy is dead' say UKIP as Labour take 100% of postal votes surge in one area".
  5. ^ "Keir Starmer appoints Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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