Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern
Official portrait, 2019
Minister of State for Employment
Assumed office
8 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byJo Churchill
Member of Parliament
for Birkenhead
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMick Whitley
Majority13,798 (32%)
Member of Parliament
for Wirral South
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byBen Chapman
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
2021–presentEmployment
2020–2021Cultural Industries and Sport
2015–2015Economic Secretary
2014–2015Children and Families
2013–2014International Development
2013–2013Whip
Member of Southwark Council
for Brunswick Park
In office
4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010
Personal details
Born (1980-12-30) 30 December 1980 (age 43)
Clatterbridge, Merseyside, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Ashwin Kumar
(m. 2008)
Alma materUniversity College London (BA)

Alison McGovern (born 30 December 1980) is a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral South from 2010 until the constituency was re-drawn. She was elected for the Birkenhead constituency in 2024. She has served as Minister of State for Employment since July 2024.[1]

  1. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

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