Background
Haigh grew up on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, and now lives in Norfolk Park, Sheffield.
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Louise Haigh
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Education
She was educated at Sheffield High School and the University of Nottingham.
Career
After graduating Haigh worked for the local council youth service between 2006 and 2008. She then began working in Parliament, where she was the co-ordinator of the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Corporate Responsibility. During this time she was also a Unite shop steward and volunteered as a Special Constable.
From 2012 Haigh worked for Aviva as Public Policy Manager, responsible for corporate governance and responsible investment policy.
Haigh was selected to stand for the Labour in Sheffield Heeley in May 2014, and was elected to Parliament at the May 2015 general election. Haigh was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.
In September 2015 Haigh was appointed Shadow Minister for Civil Service and Digital Reform. The role, newly expanded under Jeremy Corbyn, covers the Government"s digital strategy, the Freedom of Information Acting, data security and privacy.
Haigh was declared the "most hard-working" new Member of Parliament in February 2016 after a study of the activity of MPs elected in 2015.
Membership
56th United Kingdom Parliament]
She was elected as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Sheffield Heeley at the May 2015 general election, and is the youngest Labour Member of Parliament.
