Feryal Clark

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Feryal Clark

MP
Official portrait of Feryal Clark MP crop 2.jpg
Opposition Whip
Assumed office
14 May 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Member of Parliament
for Enfield North
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byJoan Ryan
Majority6,492 (14.4%)
Personal details
Born
Feryal Demirci

(1979-01-06) 6 January 1979 (age 42)
Turkey
Political partyLabour
WebsiteOfficial website

Feryal Demirci Clark (née Demirci; born 6 January 1979)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield North since the 2019 general election.

Early life[]

Clark was born in Turkey to Alevi Kurdish parents with roots in Kürecik, Malatya Province.[2] She studied Bioinformatics at the University of Exeter.

Political career[]

Clark was elected as a councillor for Brownswood ward in the London Borough of Hackney in 2006, representing it until 2014 when she was elected for Hoxton East & Shoreditch ward.[citation needed] She rose to become the Deputy Mayor of Hackney and Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care, Leisure and Parks.[3] As a councillor she has promoted cycling in the Hackney borough.[4]

Clark endorsed Yvette Cooper during the 2015 leadership election.[2]

She was seventh on Labour's London-wide list for the 2016 London Assembly election.

In October 2019, Clark was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Enfield North, replacing Joan Ryan who had defected to Change UK earlier that year. Clark was elected during the 2019 general election, becoming Labour's first ever Kurdish MP.[5][6] She made her maiden speech in a Commons debate on Health and Social Care.[7]

Clark endorsed Lisa Nandy for Leader of the Labour Party during the 2020 leadership election.[8][9] She is a supporter of Labour Friends of Israel.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Özerim, İpek (2 November 2019). "Hackney councillor Feryal Demirci is Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Enfield North". T-VINE. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Councillor Feryal Clark". Hackney Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ Grossman, Sam (7 November 2019). "Feryal Clark selected as Labour Candidate for Enfield North".
  5. ^ Grossman, Sam (7 November 2019). "Feryal Clark selected as Labour Candidate for Enfield North". Hackney Post. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Enfield North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News.
  7. ^ "Health and Social Care - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk.
  8. ^ "Labour Party Leader". The Labour Party. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Here are the 23 MPs backing Wigan's Lisa Nandy in the Labour Party leadership contest". www.wigantoday.net. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. ^ "LFI Supporters In Parliament". Labour Friends of Israel. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Joan Ryan 		Member of Parliament
for Enfield North
2019–present 		Incumbent
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