Miatta Fahnbulleh
Profile
Miatta Fahnbulleh is a British politician and economist who has served as the Member of Parliament for Peckham since 2024. Born in Liberia, she moved to England as a child and later established a career as a left-wing economist, serving as the Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation. Ideologically associated with the soft left of the Labour Party, she previously held a junior ministerial role in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero before resigning in 2026. She is known for her advocacy regarding economic reform and climate action.
Details
- Born
- 1979-09-29 · 46 years old
- Birth place
- Liberia
- Education
- Lincoln College, Oxford (BA); London School of Economics (PhD)
- Career
- Economist, Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation, Director of policy and research at the IPPR, Head of Cities at the Cabinet Office
