Kate Hollern

Catherine Malloy Hollern (born 12 April 1955)[1][2] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn since 2015.

Kate Hollern

MP
Shadow Minister for Local Government
Assumed office
9 April 2020
LeaderSir Keir Starmer
Preceded byJim McMahon
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition
In office
14 July 2017 – 7 January 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded bySteve Rotheram
Succeeded byTan Dhesi
Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces
In office
7 January 2016 – 10 October 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byKevan Jones
Succeeded byWayne David
Member of Parliament
for Blackburn
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byJack Straw
Majority18,304 (40.9%)
Personal details
Born
Catherine Malloy Hollern

(1955-04-12) 12 April 1955
Dumbarton, Scotland
Political partyLabour
Children2

Hollern served as Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces from January 2016 to October 2016, following the reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet, and resignation of Kevan Jones. She has served as Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government since October 2016.

In July 2017, Hollern was made Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jeremy Corbyn, then Leader of the Opposition.

Early life and career

Hollern moved to Blackburn in the late 1970s.[3] She worked as a manager at Newman's Footwear, before becoming the contracts manager at Blackburn College.[3] She has two daughters.[3]

Hollern led the Labour group on the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council since 2004, serving as council leader from 2004 to 2007, and again from 2010 to 2015.[4][5][6]

Parliamentary career

In March 2014, Hollern was selected, using an all women shortlist to succeed former cabinet minister Jack Straw as Labour's candidate, for the constituency of Blackburn.[7] She was elected in the 2015 General Election.[8][9]

On 7 January 2016, Hollern was appointed Shadow Minister for Reserves, outside the Shadow Cabinet following the resignation of Kevan Jones.[10]

She supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.[11]

On 10 October 2016, she was appointed Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government.[12] In July 2017, Hollern was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Opposition.

Personal life

Her partner was Labour Party councillor John Roberts until his death in 2017.[13]

References
  1. "Kate Malloy Hollern". findthecompany.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9123.
  3. Hollern, Kate (April 2015). Elect Kate Hollern leaflet. Labour Party.
  4. "About Kate". Blackburn Labour Party. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. Labour holds Blackburn Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, lancashiretelegraph.co.uk; accessed 15 May 2015.
  6. "Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Kate Hollern steps down to fight election". Lancashire Telegraph. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. "Kate Hollern replaces Jack Straw as Labour Blackburn candidate". BBC. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. "Blackburn". UK Polling Report. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  9. "Blackburn". Election 2015. BBC. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  10. "Corbyn's reshuffle: Liveblog - LabourList". 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  12. "New Frontbench role for Kate Hollern MP". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  13. "Tributes paid to Councillor John Roberts after he loses battle with cancer". Lancashire Telegraph. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jack Straw		 Member of Parliament
for Blackburn
2015–present		 Incumbent
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