Toby Perkins

Toby Perkins MP
Official portrait, 2017
Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs
In office 5 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Office established
Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning
In office 9 April 2020 – 5 September 2023
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Seema Malhotra
Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces
In office 14 September 2015 – 27 June 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Alison Seabeck
Succeeded by	Wayne David
Shadow Minister for Small Business
In office 7 October 2011 – 14 September 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Chuka Umunna
Succeeded by	Bill Esterson
Member of Parliament for Chesterfield
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Paul Holmes
Majority	10,820 (26.1%)
Personal details
Born	(1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 (age 54) Reading, Berkshire, England
Political party	Labour
Children	2
Residence(s)	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.tobyperkins.org.uk

Matthew Toby Perkins (born 12 August 1970) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesterfield since 2010. He served as Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs from 2023 until 2024.^[1] He previously served as Shadow Minister for Apprentices and Lifelong Learning from April 2020 to September 2023 and was Shadow Minister for Small Business under Ed Miliband and Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces under Jeremy Corbyn.