Luke Pollard

Luke Pollard
MP
Member of Parliament
for Plymouth Sutton & Devonport
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded by Oliver Colvile
Majority 6,807 (13.3%)
Personal details
Born (1980-04-10) 10 April 1980
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Political party Labour Co-operative
Alma mater University of Exeter
Profession Politician
Website www.lukepollard.org

Luke Pollard (born 10 April 1980) is a British Labour Co-operative politician who is Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport,[1] having been elected at the 2017 general election.[2][3]

Early life

Pollard studied politics at the University of Exeter, graduating with first-class honours in 2001. He was elected campaigns officer for the students' union in 2000 and president of the students' union in 2001.[4]

Pollard worked as an advisor to George Foulkes before becoming Account Director at Edelman.[5] After that he was Head of Public Affairs for ABTA from 2009 to 2014, and as a director at Field Consulting from 2015 until his election in 2017.[6]

Political career

Pollard unsuccessfully contested the South West Devon constituency in 2010 and the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport constituency in 2015 before winning it in 2017 from incumbent Oliver Colvile on a swing of 7.2%.[7]

He was appointed as PPS to Labour's Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary, Sue Hayman. Hayman cited his advocacy for Plymouth's fishing interests and his proposal for Plymouth Sound to become the UK's first National Marine Park as reasons for appointing him.[8]

He is a member of the Unite and GMB trade unions.[9]

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Oliver Colvile		 Member of Parliament
for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
2017–present 		Incumbent


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