The Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay | |||||||||
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |||||||||
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||
Assumed office 27 January 2025 Life peerage | |||||||||
Member of Parliament for Sunderland Central | |||||||||
In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |||||||||
Preceded by | New constituency | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Lewis Atkinson | ||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||
Born | Julie Elliott 29 July 1963 Sunderland, England | ||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||
Spouse |
Andy Fletcher (m. 2021) | ||||||||
Children | 4 | ||||||||
Alma mater | Newcastle Polytechnic (BA) | ||||||||
Julie Elliott, Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (born 29 July 1963), is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunderland Central from 2010 to 2024. Elliott served as Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change from 2013 to 2015, with specific responsibility for renewable energy, the Green Investment Bank, and skills and supply chain issues. She was a member of the European Scrutiny; Business, Innovation and Skills; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; and Regulatory Reform Committees. Elliott stood down as an MP at the 2024 general election and was subsequently appointed to the House of Lords in 2025.