About Julie Elliott
Julie Elliott, Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay, is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunderland Central from 2010 to 2024. Elliott served as Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change from 2013 to 2015, with specific responsibility for renewable energy, the Green Investment Bank, and skills and supply chain issues. She was a member of the European Scrutiny; Business, Innovation and Skills; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; and Regulatory Reform Committees. Elliott stood down as an MP at the 2024 general election and was subsequently appointed to the House of Lords in 2025. She was created Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay, of Whitburn Bay in the City of Sunderland, on 27 January 2025, and was introduced to the House of Lords on 10 February. From 1999 to 2010, Elliott became a regional organizer for the trade union GMB, responsible for political matters, representing members in employment tribunals and regional pay negotiations. Elliott became a member of the Labour Party in 1984 and worked as a regional organizer from 1993 to 1998. In October 2013, Elliott became a shadow minister for the Department for Energy and Climate Change, with specific responsibility for renewable energy.
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