Kate Dearden
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Kate Dearden | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Justin Madders |
| Assistant Government Whip | |
| In office 18 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Holly Lynch |
| Majority | 6,269 (15.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kate Alexandra Dearden April 1994 (age 31–32) Bingley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Party | Labour Co-op |
| Education | St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MA) |
Kate Dearden (born April 1994)[1] is an English Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Halifax since 2024. She previously worked for trade union Community. She is the current Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection in the Department for Business and Trade.
Dearden was born and raised in Bingley, West Yorkshire, and attended St Bede’s and St Joseph’s Catholic College in Bradford.[2] She studied for MA (Hons) International Relations at the University of Edinburgh,[3] where she was Chair of Edinburgh Labour Students and campaigned for equal marriage in Scotland.[2]
During her third year at university, Dearden worked as a Campaign Organiser for Ian Murray MP, before working for Kezia Dugdale MSP (then leader of Scottish Labour and Member of Scottish Parliament for Lothian) in her fourth year.[4]
After graduating, Dearden served as Chair of the National Labour Students Committee until June 2017,[5] having begun working as a Campaigns Officer for the Labour Party in April.[4] Whilst Chair of the Labour Students, Dearden launched training against antisemitism at the Oxford University Labour Club.[6][7]
Dearden worked for Community Union from 2017–2024.[8] Beginning as a Research and Campaigns Officer in October 2017, Dearden was then promoted to be Head of Research, Policy & External Relations in January 2020.[4]
