Mike Reader
Mike Reader | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Northampton South | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Lewer |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Mike Reader is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Northampton South since 5 July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he gained the seat from Andrew Lewer, a member of the Conservative Party.[1]
Reader worked at 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] In 2017, he then joined the Mace construction business,[3] 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]
Selected to contest the seat in March 2023,[4] 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]
References
- ^ "Northampton South | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 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.
- ^ 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.
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