Steve Reed (politician)

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Steve Reed OBE MP
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament for Croydon North
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 November 2012
Preceded by	Malcolm Wicks
Majority	24,673 (44.4%)
Shadow portfolios Shadow Secretary of State 2023–present Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2021–2023 Justice 2020–2021 Communities and Local Government Shadow Minister 2019–2020 Children and Families 2016–2019 Civil Society 2015–2016 Local Government 2013–2015 Crime Prevention
Leader of Lambeth Council
In office 24 May 2006 – 29 November 2012
Preceded by	Peter Truesdale
Succeeded by	Lib Peck
Member of Lambeth Council for Brixton Hill
In office 2 May 2002 – 29 November 2012
Succeeded by	Martin Tiedemann
Personal details
Born	Steven Mark Ward Reed (1963-11-12) 12 November 1963 (age 60) St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Political party	Labour Co-op
Alma mater	University of Sheffield (BA, MA)
Website	Official website

Steven Mark Ward Reed OBE (born 12 November 1963) is a British politician who has been Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since September 2023. A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon North since a 2012 by-election.

Reed was Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2020 to 2021 and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice from 2021 to 2023. Prior to his election to Parliament, he was leader of Lambeth London Borough Council from 2006 to 2012.^[1][2]