John Mann, Baron Mann
British politician (born 1960)
John Mann, Baron Mann (born 10 January 1960) is a British politician who is a Member of the House of Lords. Before being granted a peerage, he was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Bassetlaw from the 2001 general election until 2019.
Mann served on the Treasury Select Committee. He had been the Parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Tessa Jowell and Richard Caborn. Mann is also a prominent campaigner against antisemitism. In 2019, he stood down as an MP before the general election and took up a full-time role as the UK Government's independent adviser on antisemitism in the United Kingdom, at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Mann was nominated as a life peer in the House of Lords by Prime Minister Theresa May in her resignation honours list. He resigned his Commons seat on 28 October. He retook the Labour whip in May 2024.
Early life and career
Mann is the son of Brenda (née Cleavin) and James Mann.
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