Background
Nandy was born in Manchester to Luise Nandy (née Byers) and her then husband Dipak Nandy. Nandy grew up both in Manchester and in Bury, Greater Manchester, where her family later moved to
Nandy was born in Manchester to Luise Nandy (née Byers) and her then husband Dipak Nandy. Nandy grew up both in Manchester and in Bury, Greater Manchester, where her family later moved to
She graduated from Newcastle University, Tyne and Wear, in 2001 with a degree in politics and obtained a master"s degree in public policy from Birkbeck, University of London.
Luise Byers" father, Lord Byers, was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament and held many offices in the party. She has worked in the voluntary sector, as a researcher at the homelessness charity Centrepoint from 2003 to 2005, and then as senior policy adviser at The Children"s Society from 2005, where she specialised in issues facing young refugees, also acting as adviser to the Children"s Commissioner for England and to the Independent Asylum Commission. Wigan Member of Parliament
Nandy served as a Labour councillor in the Shepherds Bush Green ward, Hammersmith and Fulham, from 4 May 2006 to 10 May 2010.
She was selected as the Labour parliamentary candidate for Wigan constituency in February 2010 from an all-women shortlist.
Elected to Parliament on 7 May 2010, she became the constituency"s first female Member of Parliament and one of the first six Asian female MPs elected to Parliament. She was appointed to the Education Select Committee on 12 July 2010 and was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet Minister for the Olympics, Tessa Jowell, in October 2010.
In 2012, she was made shadow junior education minister after the reshuffle triggered by the resignation of Peter Hain. In October 2013 she was appointed shadow charities minister.
Nandy declined and endorsed Andy Burnham.
Nandy has also been touted as an Member of Parliament that could potentially succeed Jeremy Corbyn, before the next general election. Shadow Cabinet
On 14 September 2015 it was announced that Nandy had been appointed to serve as Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn.
Following Labour"s election defeat in May 2015 and Editor Miliband"s subsequent resignation as party leader, there was some media speculation that Nandy would announce her candidacy in the leadership contest.
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Identified with the left-wing of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Wigan since 2010.