Mike Reader
Mike Reader | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Northampton South | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Lewer |
| Majority | 4,071 (9.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Michael Reader[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Northampton South since 2024.
Early life and career
[edit]Reader studied civil engineering, graduating from Loughborough University in 2007 and then gaining an MSc at Coventry University in 2009. He worked at construction consultancy Pick Everard for 10 years.[2] While there, he helped found Perfect Circle, a joint venture with Gleeds and Aecom which created 500 jobs in the East Midlands.[2] He later told Construction News that his political ambitions were sparked while working for Pick Everard during the 2010–2015 Conservative-led coalition government: "I could see first-hand what public sector cuts meant on the ground, in terms of fixing schools with leaky roofs, repurposing hospitals and road and infrastructure maintenance".[3]
In 2017, he then joined the Mace construction business,[4] where he worked for over six years.[2] At Mace during the COVID-19 pandemic, he worked on a NHS Nightingale project as the construction team's operations director.[2]
Political career
[edit]Selected to contest the Northampton South seat in March 2023,[5] Reader took a sabbatical from his job at Mace during the 2024 general election campaign; he said he expected to leave Mace if he was elected.[2] He gained the seat from Andrew Lewer, a Conservative.[6] He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 5 September 2024.[7]
On 27 November 2024, Reader was elected as the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Marrs, Colin (2024-05-24). "Election 24: Mace director launches bid to become Labour MP". Construction News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Banks, Charlotte (9 July 2024). "'There's a lot of transferrable skills': ex-Mace MP on his journey to parliament". Construction News. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Dransfield, Louise (27 November 2017). "Mace nabs Pick Everard director to boost infrastructure work". Building. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Briant, Nathan (7 March 2023). "Labour picks Mike Reader as its candidate for Northampton South at the next general election". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Northampton South | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Mike Reader (Northampton South) (Lab) Hansard, 5 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Ware, Daniel (2024-12-03). "Former Mace director Mike Reader to chair All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure". Water Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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