13 Facts About Fleur Anderson

Kathleen Fleur Anderson was born on 6 February 1971 and is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament for Putney since 2019.

Fleur Anderson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Politics from the University of York in 1993.

Fleur Anderson worked for Christian Aid from 1994 to 1997, taking on roles as a campaign assistant in London, working in Serbia during the war and as Head of Country Office in Bosnia in the aftermath of the Bosnian War.

Fleur Anderson then worked for CAFOD in London as Head of Campaigns and Advocacy Strategy Manager.

Fleur Anderson decided to get involved in politics in response to the closing of children's centres and local institutions.

Fleur Anderson was elected to represent Bedford Ward on Wandsworth London Borough Council in 2014, alongside Rosena Allin-Khan, and re-elected in 2018.

Fleur Anderson was the Labour Spokesperson for Community Services and the Environment from 2015 to 2018 and the Deputy Leader of Wandsworth Labour Group from 2016 to 2018.

Fleur Anderson co-founded Wandsworth Welcomes Refugees and was the Head of Community Services for the Katherine Low Settlement, a community centre in Battersea from 2016 to 2020.

Fleur Anderson was elected MP for Putney on 12 December 2019, succeeding retiring MP Justine Greening, who had been elected as a Conservative.

Fleur Anderson made her maiden speech on 9 January 2020.

Fleur Anderson backed Keir Starmer and Rosena Allin-Khan in the 2020 Labour leadership and deputy leadership elections, respectively.

On 7 January 2021, Fleur Anderson was promoted from Parliamentary Private Secretary to Preet Gill as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development to replace Helen Hayes as a Shadow Minister for the Cabinet under Rachel Reeves due to Hayes resigning over Labour's support for the European Union Act 2020.

Fleur Anderson wrote a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak requesting a ceasefire in Gaza and a ban on sale of arms to Israel in April 2024.