14 Facts About Janet Daby

Janet Jessica Daby is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Lewisham East since 2018.

Janet Daby has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families since July 2024.

Janet Daby then studied at Brunel University, graduating with a BSc, before graduating with a MSc at London School of Economics.

Janet Daby worked in volunteer management and children's social care, acting as a registered fostering manager.

Janet Daby founded the Whitefoot and Downham Community Food + Project in 2013, for which she became a director.

Janet Daby was elected as a Lewisham borough councillor at the 2010 local elections, when she gained the Whitefoot ward from the Liberal Democrats and received the most votes of the three elected candidates.

Janet Daby was re-elected in 2014 and 2018, topping the poll on these occasions.

Janet Daby was selected in May 2018 as Labour's candidate in the 2018 Lewisham East by-election, after hustings with an all-women shortlist.

Janet Daby announced her resignation as a Lewisham councillor on 20 March 2019, to concentrate on her role as an MP, noting that she would continue to represent Whitefoot residents in the Houses of Parliament.

On 9 April 2020, Janet Daby was given her first shadow ministerial post by Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as Shadow Minister for Faiths.

Janet Daby became a Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities in July 2020.

Janet Daby is a member of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East.

In November 2024, Janet Daby voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.

Janet Daby married Donald Janet Daby in 2003; the couple have a son and a daughter.