United KingdomHouse of CommonsLabour PartyWest Midlands · Wolverhampton South EastMember of Parliament
Pat McFadden
Profile
Pat McFadden is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since 2025. He has represented Wolverhampton South East as a Member of Parliament since 2005. Throughout his career, he has held various ministerial and shadow cabinet roles, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations. Associated with the centre-right Labour First grouping, McFadden is known for his focus on fiscal discipline and his support for a close trading relationship with the European Union. Prior to his parliamentary career, he served as a political adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Details
- Born
- 1965-03-26 · 61 years old
- Birth place
- Paisley, Scotland
- Education
- Holy Cross RC Primary School; Holyrood Secondary School; University of Edinburgh
- Career
- Researcher for Donald Dewar; speechwriter and policy adviser to John Smith; Political Secretary to the Prime Minister
