Andy Burnham

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Andy Burnham is a British Labour Party politician who serves as the Mayor of Greater Manchester and is known for his advocacy on regional devolution and social justice issues.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Labour Party politician
human
advocatesFor improved funding for northern England
publicly owned or regulated public services
birthName Andrew Murray Burnham
citizenship United Kingdom
constituencyRepresented Leigh
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1970-01-07
educatedIn English
education Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
surface form: Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
electedAsMayorOfGreaterManchester 2017
gender male
hasChild 2 children
ideology social democracy
knownFor advocacy of regional devolution
advocacy of social justice
campaigning for victims of the Hillsborough disaster
campaigning on homelessness in Greater Manchester
campaigning on public transport reform in Greater Manchester
memberOf Labour Co-operative
name Andy Burnham self-link
occupation politician
parliamentaryServiceEnd 2017
parliamentaryServiceStart 2001
participatedIn 2010 Labour Party leadership election
2015 Labour Party leadership election
placeOfBirth Aintree
politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
surface form: Labour Party
positionHeld Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Mayor of Greater Manchester
Member of Parliament for Leigh
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
surface form: Secretary of State for Health

Home Secretary
surface form: Shadow Home Secretary

Shadow Secretary of State for Health
reElectedAsMayorOfGreaterManchester 2021
2024
religion Roman Catholic
represents Greater Manchester Combined Authority
residence Greater Manchester
spouse Marie-France van Heel
supportedPolicy ending rough sleeping in Greater Manchester
greater powers for English city-regions
regulated bus services in Greater Manchester
termStart Mayor of Greater Manchester: 2017-05
unsuccessfulCandidacyFor Leader of the Labour Party

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