Pat McFadden

Patrick Bosco McFadden (born 26 March 1965) is a British Labour politician serving as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Labour National Campaign Coordinator since September 2023. He was Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 2021 and 2023. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South East since 2005.[1]

The Right Honourable

Pat McFadden

MP
Official portrait, 2020
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Assumed office
4 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byAngela Rayner
Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator
Assumed office
4 September 2023
DeputyEllie Reeves
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byShabana Mahmood
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
29 November 2021 – 4 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byBridget Phillipson
Succeeded byDarren Jones
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
In office
20 May 2010 – 7 October 2010
LeaderHarriet Harman (acting)
Ed Miliband
Preceded byKenneth Clarke
Succeeded byJohn Denham
Minister of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
In office
9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byThe Baroness Vadera
Succeeded byMark Prisk
Minister of State for Employment Relations
In office
28 June 2007 – 5 June 2009
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byJim Fitzpatrick
Succeeded byThe Lord Young
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
In office
5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJim Murphy
Succeeded byGillian Merron
Junior shadow portfolios
Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In office
9 April 2020 – 29 November 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byJonathan Reynolds
Succeeded byTulip Siddiq
Shadow Minister for Europe
In office
20 October 2014 – 5 January 2016
Leader
Preceded byGareth Thomas
Succeeded byPat Glass
Member of Parliament
for Wolverhampton South East
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded byDennis Turner
Majority1,235 (3.7%)
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
2002–2005
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byRobert Hill
Succeeded byJohn McTernan
Personal details
Born
Patrick Bosco McFadden

(1965-03-26) 26 March 1965
Paisley, Scotland, UK
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
WebsiteOfficial website

McFadden attended the Cabinet of Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Minister of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2009 to 2010, deputy to Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Peter Mandelson. He was Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs from 2007 to 2009, and Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office from 2006 to 2007. Before his election to Parliament, he was Political Secretary to Tony Blair.

In opposition, he served as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the first Shadow Cabinet of Harriet Harman from May to October 2010. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Europe by Ed Miliband in 2014 and re-appointed by Jeremy Corbyn in 2015.[2] McFadden was sacked from the front bench by Corbyn in 2016, and remained on the back benches until he was appointed Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury in 2020 by Keir Starmer. He was promoted to the shadow cabinet in 2021 as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

References
  1. Smith, Adam (2023-09-04). "Wolverhampton MP given key General Election role in Sir Keir Starmer's Labour reshuffle". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. Mason, Rowena; correspondent, political (2014-10-20). "Former minister Pat McFadden gets Europe brief in Labour mini-reshuffle". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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