Catherine West | |
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.png) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific | |
| In office 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Anne-Marie Trevelyan |
| Succeeded by | Seema Malhotra |
| Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Friern Barnet Hornsey and Wood Green (2015–2024) | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lynne Featherstone |
| Majority | 21,475 (44.2%) |
| Leader of Islington London Borough Council | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 10 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Stacy |
| Succeeded by | Richard Watts |
| Member of Islington London Borough Council for Tollington | |
| In office 2 May 2002 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catherine Elizabeth West 14 September 1966 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Colin Sutherland |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Michael West (brother) Italia Conti (great-great-aunt) |
| Education | Meriden School Ravenswood School for Girls |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA, BSW) SOAS, University of London (MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Catherine Elizabeth West (born 14 September 1966) is an Australian and British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornsey and Friern Barnet, formerly Hornsey and Wood Green, since 2015. She is a member of the Labour Party. She was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific from 2024 to 2025.
In May 2026, West caused the 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis and called for a cabinet minister to challenge Keir Starmer's leadership.
On 14 July 2026, West was nominated by MP Neil Coyle for Labour Party leader in the 2026 leadership election. This happened after it was mathematically impossible for a candidate other than Andy Burnham to reach the needed level of 81 MPs.
