Lisa Nandy · GovernedBy UK

Born

1979

Manchester

School

Parrs Wood High School

State non-selective

University

Newcastle University

In office

2.3 years

Longer than 32% of ministers

OfficeOther workEducation

In government

AB

Appointed by Andy Burnham

1 post · 2026–now

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cabinet Secretary of State 2026/07 – now

KS

Appointed by Keir Starmer

1 post · 2024–2026

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Cabinet Secretary of State 2024/07 – 2026/07

Career

Before Parliament 4

2003–2005

Researcher

Centrepoint

Charity / NGO / campaigning

2005–2010

Senior policy adviser

The Children's Society

Charity / NGO / campaigning

2006–2010

Councillor (Hammersmith Broadway)

Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council

Local government (councillor)

Undated

Researcher and caseworker

Office of Neil Gerrard MP

Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd

Voting record

1,211

votes since 2016

3

votes against their own party, 0.3% of 1,197 whipped votes

0

rebellions as a minister, from 175 votes

14

free votes, with no party line

Share of whipped votes cast against their own party

Lisa Nandy0.3%

Typical Labour0.1%

Typical Conservative0.3%

Whipped votes by year

With their partyAgainst

Votes by topic

With their partyAgainst

Free votes their own view

Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
2024-11-29
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5
2023-03-07
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
2022-10-18
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416
2021-12-14
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
2021-04-27
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash
2019-04-03
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main
2019-04-03
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22
2019-04-03
Aye
Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
2019-03-27
No
Mr Baron's motion B (No deal)
2019-03-27
Aye
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion
2019-03-14
No
Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act main motion
2019-03-12

Votes against their party latest 3

Aye
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
2019-10-22 · Brexit & EU
No
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity
2018-06-25
No
UK's Nuclear Deterrent
2016-07-18 · Energy & transport

Read the full voting transcript (1,211 votes)

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

1

private member's bills, 1 as lead sponsor

0

of them became law

2

government bills put forward as a minister

1

of them became law

Government bills 2

Still before Parliament
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
2026 · Government bill · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · co-sponsor
Became law
Football Governance Act 2025
2024 · Government bill · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · co-sponsor

Private member's bills 1

Went no further than first reading
Export Credits Guarantee Department (Regulation and Reporting) Bill
2011 · Private member's bill (ten-minute rule)

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.

Interests and jobs after office

Donations & support1

£2,000

Trade union £2,000

Communication Workers Union£2,000

1 entry

Communication Workers Union - £2,000.04
2025-09-02

Current Register of Members' Financial Interests only.