Caroline Flint — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley from 1997 to 2019.
Held government ministerial positions from 2003 to 2009, including Minister for Housing and Planning, and Minister for Europe.
Appointed Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary (2010-2011) and Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary (2011-2015).
Regular political and policy commentator on TV, radio, podcasts, and in print.
Joined the Labour Party in 1979.
Earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of East Anglia.

Biography

Caroline Flint is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley from 1997 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party since 1979, she held various government ministerial roles and later served in the Shadow Cabinet. She is currently a political and policy commentator, writer, and broadcaster.

Flint's government career began in 2003, serving as a junior Home Office Minister from 2003 to 2005 and Public Health Minister from 2005 to 2007 under Tony Blair.