Alison McGovern
Profile
Alison McGovern is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead since 2024. Previously, she represented Wirral South from 2010 to 2024. Within the government, she has held ministerial roles, including Minister of State for Employment and, as of September 2025, Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness. Associated with the political right of the Labour Party, she chairs Progressive Britain and has been a long-standing advocate for social policy reform, including efforts to improve public services like Job Centres.
Details
- Born
- 1980-12-30 · 45 years old
- Birth place
- Clatterbridge, Wirral, United Kingdom
- Education
- Brookhurst Primary School, Wirral Grammar School for Girls, University College London
- Career
- Researcher at the House of Commons, communications professional at Network Rail, Art Fund, and Creativity, Culture and Education, councillor for the London Borough of Southwark
