1. Damien James Egan was born on 8 July 1983 and is a British Labour politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Bristol North East, previously Kingswood, since 2024.
15 Facts About Damien Egan
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Damien Egan was previously the Mayor of Lewisham in Greater London from 2018 to 2024.
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Damien James Egan was born on 8 July 1983 in Cork, Ireland, and grew up in northeast Bristol, England.
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Damien Egan studied at St Mary's University College in Twickenham before moving to Lewisham after graduating.
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From 2003 to 2007, Damien Egan was a parish councillor on Downend and Bromley Heath Parish Council in Bristol before he moved to London.
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In 2017, Damien Egan was selected as the Labour Party's candidate for the directly elected mayoral elections in Lewisham in May 2018.
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Damien Egan was Mayor of Lewisham from 7 May 2018 to 9 January 2024.
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Damien Egan's priorities included schools, council homes, parks, climate action and making Lewisham the first Borough of Sanctuary in May 2021.
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Damien Egan supported other community land trust projects across Lewisham including London's largest self-build affordable housing project.
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Damien Egan faced accusations of forcing out Lewisham Council CEO Ian Thomas in November 2018, who had only been in post for seven months.
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At the 2005 general election, Damien Egan stood as the Labour candidate for Weston-super-Mare, finishing third with 18.7 per cent of the vote behind the Conservative candidate John Penrose and the Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Cotter.
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At the 2010 general election, Damien Egan stood as the Labour candidate for Beckenham, where he finished third with 14.5 per cent of the vote behind the Conservatives' Bob Stewart and the Liberal Democrats.
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In July 2023, Damien Egan was selected as Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Bristol North East.
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Damien Egan defeated Bristol mayor Marvin Rees to win the candidacy for the new seat, which was established due to boundary changes at the 2024 general election.
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In November 2024, Damien Egan voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.