Kim Johnson (politician)

Kim Marie Johnson[1] (born August 1960[2]) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Riverside since the 2019 general election.[3] She replaced Dame Louise Ellman in that role after the latter chose to leave the party over the issue of antisemitism. She is Liverpool's first black MP.[4][5]

For other people named Kim Johnson, see Kim Johnson (disambiguation).

Kim Johnson

MP
Member of Parliament
for Liverpool Riverside
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byLouise Ellman
Majority37,043 (70.2%)
Personal details
Born
Kim Marie Johnson

August 1960 (age 60)
Political partyLabour

Early career

Prior to becoming an MP, Johnson was a Unison shop steward. She held a role of creative diversity manager in the Capital of Culture bid team, representing the longest established black community in the country.[6]

Parliamentary career

On 4 November 2019, Johnson was selected as Labour's candidate for Liverpool Riverside by a panel made up of national, regional and local party representatives.[7] She was elected in the 2019 general election, winning 41,170 votes. This represented 78.0% of the vote.[8] She sits on the Women and Equalities Committee, Education Committee and Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art.[9]

On 15 October 2020, Johnson resigned as PPS to Angela Rayner to vote against the proposed Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill, disagreeing with the Labour whip to abstain.[10]

References
  1. "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. "Kim Marie JOHNSON - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. "Liverpool Riverside gets the city's first ever black MP". itv.com. 13 December 2019.
  4. Colchester, Max (3 August 2020). "In a City Built on the Slave Trade, Britain's Oldest Black Community Seeks a Reckoning". Wall Street Journal. Kim Johnson last year became Liverpool's first Black lawmaker.
  5. Johnson, Kim (27 March 2020). ""We are a resilient city and we will always fight back" – Kim Johnson's maiden speech". LabourList. I am immensely proud to have been elected as the first black MP for Liverpool.
  6. "Kim Johnson - latest news and information on the Labour Party candidate for Riverside". www.liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. Rodgers, Sienna (4 November 2019). "Kim Johnson chosen to replace Louise Ellman in Liverpool Riverside". LabourList. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. "Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  9. Parliamentary Career for Kim Johnson MP, n.d., retrieved 19 August 2020
  10. Johnson, Kim MP [KimJohnsonMP](15 October 2020) https://twitter.com/KimJohnsonMP/status/1316779842533289984?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet (Tweet) - via Twitter
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Dame Louise Ellman		 Member of Parliament
for Liverpool Riverside
2019–present		 Incumbent


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