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| − | '''Andy Burnham''' (born 7 January 1970 in [[Fazakerley]], [[Lancashire]]) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. | + | '''Andy Burnham''' (born 7 January 1970 in [[Fazakerley]], [[Lancashire]]) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who has been Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. Prior to that, he served in the [[House of Commons]] as Member of Parliament for Leigh from 2001 to 2017. During this time, he had two unsuccessful Labour leadership bids; losing in 4th place to [[Ed Miliband]] in 2010 and in 2nd place to [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in 2015. |
According to Burnham, the democratically elected former President of the United States [[Donald Trump]] is unwelcome in Manchester, but Burnham welcomes investment from genocidal far-left regimes such as China.<ref>[https://www.investinmanchester.com/manchester-china-forum/ Invest in Manchester - Manchester China Forum]</ref> | According to Burnham, the democratically elected former President of the United States [[Donald Trump]] is unwelcome in Manchester, but Burnham welcomes investment from genocidal far-left regimes such as China.<ref>[https://www.investinmanchester.com/manchester-china-forum/ Invest in Manchester - Manchester China Forum]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:56, May 19, 2026
| Andy Burnham | |||
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| Mayor of Greater Manchester From: May 8, 2017 - present | |||
| Predecessor | Tony Lloyd (interim) | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Labour | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic (In name only) | ||
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Andy Burnham (born 7 January 1970 in Fazakerley, Lancashire) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. Prior to that, he served in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Leigh from 2001 to 2017. During this time, he had two unsuccessful Labour leadership bids; losing in 4th place to Ed Miliband in 2010 and in 2nd place to Jeremy Corbyn in 2015.
According to Burnham, the democratically elected former President of the United States Donald Trump is unwelcome in Manchester, but Burnham welcomes investment from genocidal far-left regimes such as China.[1]
Political views
Despite being Catholic, Burnham appears unapprehensive in supporting abortion.[2]
He self-identifies as a feminist.[3]