Lucy Powell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lucy Powell
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1974(1974-10-10)
Age	50
Birthplace	Manchester
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Lucy Powell Biography

Lucy Powell is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 10, 1974 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Lucy Maria Powell, a British Labour and Co-operative politician, was born 10 October 1974. She has been the Member of Parliament for Manchester Central since November 2012 when she won the seat in a by-election. She has been Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers since April 2020.

Powell was responsible for Ed Miliband’s successful campaign to become Labour Party leader from May 2010 to September 2010. From September 2010 to April 2012, she was Miliband’s acting chief of staff and then deputy chief.

She was selected by the local Constituency Labour Party (CLP) in April 2012 for the 15 November 2012 Manchester Central by-election defeating local councillors Mike Amesbury and Rosa Battle and the London councillor Patrick Vernon. The by-election was triggered by Tony Lloyd who stepped down as its MP to contest the 2012 England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections for Greater Manchester Police area.

She is married to James Williamson, an emergency medicine doctor, and has three children – a step-son, daughter and a son who was born on 27 May 2013.

In April 2007, she was elected Prospective Parliamentary candidate for Manchester Withington. At the 2010 general election, she was unsuccessful in defeating John Leech, the incumbent Liberal Democrat.

Lucy Powell Net Worth

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

After having worked as an assistant to Beverley Hughes MP at Millbank Tower’s Labour Party Headquarters during 1997’s general election campaign, Powell started her career in parliamentary politics.

She was initially a member of the pro-Euro pressure group Britain in Europe (BiE) in a role in public relations and then as the head of regional campaigning. Simon Buckby was later replaced by her as Campaign Director at BiE. She worked alongside Nick Clegg, Neil Kinnock and Chris Patten. She worked for the non-departmental quango NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), first in a role in public affairs, and then to create and manage the Manchester Innovation Fund.

Powell was elected at the Manchester Central by-election held in November

2012. She won the election with a majority of 9,936 votes. Voter turnout of 18.2% at the by-election is believed to be the lowest in a by-election since the Second World War. Powell became Manchester’s first female Labour member of parliament and the first woman elected from Manchester since 1964.

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Who is Lucy Powell Dating?

According to our records, Lucy Powell married to James Williamson. As of December 1, 2023, Lucy Powell’s is not dating anyone.

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In September 2017, the political commentator Iain Dale placed Powell at Number 81 in The 100 Most Influential People on the Left.

Facts & Trivia

Lucy Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lucy Powell celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.

On 9 April 2020, Powell was appointed as Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers by new party leader Keir Starmer.