Cat Smith

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Cat Smith MP
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Eric Ollerenshaw
Majority	2,380 (5.2%)
Chair of the Petitions Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 October 2023
Preceded by	Catherine McKinnell
Shadow portfolios Shadow Cabinet 2016–2021 Young People and Democracy Shadow Frontbench 2016–2017 Deputy Commons Leader 2015–2016 Women and Equalities
Personal details
Born	Catherine Jane Smith (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39) Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Political party	Labour
Other political affiliations	Socialist Campaign Group
Spouse	Ben Soffa ​ ​ (m. 2016; sep. 2020)​
Domestic partner	David Linden (2021–)
Alma mater	Lancaster University (BA)
Website	catsmith.co.uk

Catherine Jane Smith^[1] (born 16 June 1985)^[2] is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster and Fleetwood since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, she was a member of the shadow cabinets led by Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer from 2016 to 2021 as Shadow Secretary of State, previously Shadow Minister, for Young People and Democracy.^[3]

Smith is the Labour candidate in Lancaster and Wyre in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.^[4]