Sarah Owen
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Sarah Mei Li Owen[3] (Chinese: 陳美麗; pinyin: Chén Měilì; Wade–Giles: Chen Mei-li;[1][2] born 11 January 1983)[4][5] is a British politician and trade unionist serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton North since 2019.[6] A member of the Labour Party, Owen is the first MP of South East Asian descent and the first female MP of Chinese descent.[7]
The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and has not been an incumbent MP since Parliament was dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during this period. |
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Luton North, Preceded by ...
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陳美麗[1][2] | |||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Luton North | |||||||||||
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |||||||||||
Preceded by | Kelvin Hopkins | ||||||||||
Majority | 9,247 (21.7%) | ||||||||||
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Born | (1983-01-11) 11 January 1983 (age 41) Hastings, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Sussex | ||||||||||
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Website | sarahowen | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 陳美麗 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈美丽 | ||||||||||
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She served as Shadow Minister for Local Government and Faith from October 2022 to November 2023, having previously served as Shadow Minister for Homelessness, Rough Sleeping and Faith shadowing the same shadow department between December 2021 and October 2022.