Yvette Cooper

MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

LabourMP since 1 May 1997

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

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About Yvette Cooper

The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper is the Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Constituencies represented

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley4 July 2024 – present
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Pontefract and Castleford1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010

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