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Luke Jonathan Charters (born 1995) is a British Labour Party politician elected as Member of Parliament for York Outer in the general election held on 4 July 2024.
Early life and career
= Early life and education
=Charters was educated at Huntington School, York before graduating from Oxford University with a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He later obtained a master's degree in political science at the University of Chicago.
= Career
=Before his political career, Charters previously worked at the Bank of England and at the Financial Conduct Authority with a focus on fraud. Charters subsequently worked in the fintech industry as a senior manager at the global payroll company, Remote.
Parliamentary career
Charters previously stood for election for York Outer (as Luke Charters-Reid) in the 2017 general election when he was 21, coming second to the Conservative Party candidate, Julian Sturdy. Charters was elected as a councillor for the Wall End ward in the London Borough of Newham in 2022 prior to standing in York Outer.
In November 2024, Charters voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.
Charters has campaigned for the creation of a national anti-fraud centre. Charters was elected as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Food Security.
Personal life
He has a wife and a son.
References
External links
Official website
Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou