Heidi Alexander | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Secretary of State for Transport | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer Andy Burnham |
| Preceded by | Louise Haigh |
| Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services | |
| In office 8 July 2024 – 29 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Mike Freer |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Sackman |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Buckland |
| Constituency | Swindon South |
| Majority | 9,606 (21.5%) |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bridget Prentice |
| Succeeded by | Janet Daby |
| Constituency | Lewisham East |
| Deputy Mayor of London for Transport | |
| In office 21 May 2018 – 31 December 2021 | |
| Mayor | Sadiq Khan |
| Preceded by | Val Shawcross |
| Succeeded by | Seb Dance |
| Member of Lewisham Council for Evelyn | |
| In office 10 June 2004 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Alicia Chater |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1975 Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) |
Martin Ballantyne (m. 2011) |
| Education | |
| Website | Official website |
Heidi Alexander (born 17 April 1975) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East since the 2010 general election. She has been the Secretary of State for Transport since 2024. She was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health on 13 September 2015. She resigned from the shadow cabinet on 26 June 2016.
