Ian Lavery

Ian Lavery (born 6 January 1963) is a British Labour Party politician and former trade union leader. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck since the 2010 general election.

Ian Lavery MP
Chairman of the Labour Party
In office 14 June 2017 – 5 April 2020
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Tom Watson
Succeeded by	Angela Rayner
Labour Party Co-National Campaign Coordinator
In office 14 June 2017 – 5 April 2020 Serving with Andrew Gwynne
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Angela Rayner
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
In office 9 February 2017 – 5 April 2020
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Andrew Gwynne
Succeeded by	Angela Rayner
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office 7 October 2016 – 9 February 2017
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Tom Watson
Succeeded by	Jon Trickett
Member of Parliament for Wansbeck
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Denis Murphy
Majority	814 (2.0%)
President of the National Union of Mineworkers
In office 2002–2010
Preceded by	Arthur Scargill
Succeeded by	Nicky Wilson
Personal details
Born	(1963-01-06) 6 January 1963 (age 62) Ashington, Northumberland, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Hilary Baird ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	2
Alma mater	New College Durham
Website	Official website

He was president of the National Union of Mineworkers, 2002–2010.^[1][2] In June 2017, he became Chairman of the Labour Party and would continue in the role until 5 April 2020.