Jim McMahon | |||||||||||||||||
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Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution | |||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 6 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Simon Hoare | ||||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton Oldham West and Royton (2015–2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 3 December 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Michael Meacher | ||||||||||||||||
Majority | 13,232 (34.3%)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Chair of the Co-operative Party | |||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 3 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Chris Herries | ||||||||||||||||
Leader of Oldham Council | |||||||||||||||||
In office 5 May 2011 – 16 January 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Howard Sykes | ||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Jean Stretton | ||||||||||||||||
Member of Oldham Council for Failsworth East | |||||||||||||||||
In office 20 November 2003 – January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Charles Glover | ||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Paul Jaques | ||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
Born | James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon 7 July 1980 Miles Platting, Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour Co-op | ||||||||||||||||
Residence(s) | Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||
Website | jimmcmahon | ||||||||||||||||
James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon OBE (born 7 July 1980) is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution since July 2024.[2][3] A member of Labour Co-op, he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton since 2015 and as the Chair of the Co-operative Party since 2020.
McMahon was a Councillor from 2003 to 2017, serving as Leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council from 2011 to 2016.[4] He served in the shadow cabinet as Shadow Transport Secretary from 2020 to 2021, and Shadow Environment Secretary from 2021 to 2023.[5]
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