23 Facts About Emma Reynolds

Emma Elizabeth Reynolds was born on 2 November 1977 and is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament for Wycombe since 2024.

Emma Reynolds served as Parliamentary Secretary for the Treasury and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions from July 2024 until January 2025, when she became Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

Emma Reynolds was educated at Codsall High School in Codsall, Staffordshire, followed by Wulfrun College in nearby Wolverhampton.

Emma Reynolds set up a lobbying business in Brussels to help British companies that wished to influence EU laws.

From 2001 to 2004, Emma Reynolds worked in Brussels as a political adviser to Robin Cook, then President of the Party of European Socialists.

Emma Reynolds later worked in Downing Street and the House of Commons as a special advisor to then Minister for Europe and Government Chief Whip Geoff Hoon.

In January 2009, Emma Reynolds joined commercial public affairs consultancy Cogitamus, which gives advice to companies.

Emma Reynolds was selected as the Labour candidate for the 2010 general election for Wolverhampton North East in September 2008.

Emma Reynolds spoke on many issues in the House of Commons including questions on Building Schools for the Future, free school meals, human trafficking, cuts to police numbers and Mental Health Services.

Shortly after her election in 2010 Emma Reynolds was elected to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons.

In October 2010, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Labour's new leader, Ed Miliband, to the opposition frontbench as a shadow junior Foreign Office Minister under the then Shadow Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper.

In October 2011, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to the position of Shadow Europe Minister.

In October 2013, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Ed Miliband to the position of Shadow Housing Minister, replacing Jack Dromey.

In May 2015, after the 2015 general election, Emma Reynolds was promoted to the position of Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary by acting leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman, following the resignation of Ed Miliband.

Emma Reynolds is former Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group and Vice Chair for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Sikhs, as well as Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking.

Emma Reynolds resigned as Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party.

Emma Reynolds later supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election.

Emma Reynolds was defeated in the 2019 election by the Conservatives' Jane Stevenson.

Emma Reynolds said she had differing opinions with Jon Cruddas, Labour's policy review chief, on whether having a referendum on the EU was a priority.

On 19 November 2022, Emma Reynolds was selected to be the Labour Party's Parliamentary candidate for Wycombe at the 2024 general election.

At the election, Emma Reynolds was elected with a majority of 4,591 over the incumbent MP, former Conservative minister Steve Baker.

Emma Reynolds became the first Labour MP elected for the Wycombe constituency since 1950 as well as becoming the first female Labour MP for the constituency.

Emma Reynolds participates in sports such as running and used to play football.