Torsten Bell
Profile
Torsten Bell is a British Labour politician, economist, and author who has served as the Member of Parliament for Swansea West since 2024. In January 2025, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions. Before entering Parliament, he was the chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, a prominent economic think tank, and previously served as a policy director for Ed Miliband and a special adviser to Alistair Darling. Bell is known for his expertise in poverty, inequality, and economic policy, and he has authored works on the future of the British economy.
Details
- Born
- September 1982 · 43 years old
- Birth place
- Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
- Education
- The Judd School, Mansfield College, Oxford
- Career
- Chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, economist, newspaper columnist, Treasury civil servant, special adviser
