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Dr Jeevun Gurpreet Singh Sandher (born September 1990) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the member of parliament for Loughborough since 2024, gaining the seat from Jane Hunt.
Early life
Sandher was born in the UK into a British Punjabi Sikh family with origins from Jalandhar, Punjab.
Career
Sandher graduated with a PhD in Political Economy from King’s College London in 2022. Prior to that he was awarded an MSc in Economic Development and Policy Analysis and a BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Nottingham. He now leads the economics team at the New Economics Foundation. Before undertaking his doctorate, Sandher worked in Somaliland as an economist in the Ministry of Finance. He has also had roles in HM Treasury, and the Department for Work and Pensions, where he advised on budgeting, macroeconomic policy, inequality, poverty and social security. While studying for his PhD, he co-hosted the Politics JaM podcast. He was also an active member of the Young Fabians.
Political career
Sandher was approved as a member of the Treasury Select Committee in a Commons motion on 21 October 2024. Politically, he has been described as sitting on the soft left of the Labour Party.
Sandher is a co-sponsor of Kim Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.
Personal life
Sandher and fellow newly elected Labour MP Louise Jones announced their engagement, shortly after his proposal on 1 December 2024. He met the new North East Derbyshire MP in Loughborough in January 2023 when they were both still on the campaign trail.
References
External links
Official website
Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou