Margaret Greenwood
MP
File:Margaret Greenwood MP.jpg
Greenwood in 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Assumed office
8 May 2018
Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Shadowing Esther McVey
Preceded by Debbie Abrahams
Member of Parliament
for Wirral West
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Esther McVey
Majority 5,365 (12.2%)
Personal details
Born (1959-03-14) 14 March 1959 (age 65)
Website Official website


Margaret Greenwood (born 14 March 1959) was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral West in May 2015 and retained her seat in the 2017 general election.

A former teacher and community activist, Greenwood later worked as a Web consultant. She is a founder member of Defend our NHS.

She was selected to contest the constituency of Wirral West in the 2015 general election in 2013.

In March 2018 Greenwood began acting as Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions after Debbie Abrahams temporarily stepped aside. This means Greenwood will be shadowing Esther McVey, the previous MP for Wirral West.