Carolyn Harris

Quick Facts

Full Name	Carolyn Harris
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 18, 1960(1960-09-18)
Age	64
Birthplace	Swansea
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Virgo

Carolyn Harris Biography

Carolyn Harris is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 18, 1960 in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Carolyn Harris, a politician from the Welsh Labour Party, was born 18 September 1960. Born in Swansea in 1960, she has been the Member for Parliament (MP), Swansea East since May 2015’s general election. She is also the Deputy leader of Welsh Labour and the Parliamentary Private Secretary for Labour leader Keir Starmer.

Harris lost her son Martin in 1989 and was forced to borrow money from the bank and rely on community donations to pay the funeral expenses. Harris did not want other parents to experience the same hardship. She spoke out about her grief at an adjournment debate held on 28 November 2016. Harris then joined the Fair Funerals Campaign to push the Government to establish a Children’s Funeral Fund. The fund was officially announced in Wales at the Welsh Labour Conference on 25 March 2017. It was also announced in England by Theresa May on 31 March 2018, and most recently in Scotland on 30 May 2018.

Following a two-year campaign to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds- betting terminals from £100 per spin to £2, on 17 May 2018 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced that they would be reducing the stake in line with Harris’s suggestion of £2 a spin.

Harris was elected the first ever Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour on the 21 April 2018. Her key pledges for election included:

Harris was employed by the Guiding Hand Association in Swansea and the Joshua Foundation after graduating from university. She was the Parliamentary Assistant to Sian James MP before she entered politics. Harris announced her resignation in March 2015.

Carolyn Harris Net Worth

Carolyn Harris is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carolyn Harris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Harris was born in Swansea East, the constituency she represents in Parliament. From 1994 to 1998, Harris attended Swansea University and completed a joint degree on Social History and Social Policy.

In 2015, Harris was elected to Parliament. On 8 June 2015, she gave her maiden speech in which she said that Dylan Thomas was wrong about “this beautiful, ugly town”.

In July 2018, Harris came under political pressure after allegations of homophobia were made against her during a trial in Cardiff involving a former colleague, who subsequently became an employee in her office after Harris was elected. The allegations, which dated from before Harris had become an MP alleged that Harris had homophobic remarks and an alleged assault. Harris stated that she did not remember the incidents but stated if they had occurred they would have been “office banter”. Her response caused controversy among LGBT groups and Labour Party colleagues; however, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and LGBT political colleagues supported her, with some describing her as a ‘strong ally’ to the LGBT community.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Carolyn Harris height Not available right now. Carolyn weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Carolyn Harris Dating?

According to our records, Carolyn Harris is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Carolyn Harris’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Carolyn Harris. You may help us to build the dating records for Carolyn Harris!

Facts & Trivia

Carolyn Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Carolyn Harris celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.