Andy Burnham

British politician (born 1970)

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Updated 2026-09-06

Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield since 2026 and was the Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026. A member of Labour Co-op, he served as the MP for Leigh from 2001 until 2017. During his parliamentary career before becoming mayor, he held several cabinet positions, lastly as Secretary of State for Health from 2009 to 2010 under Gordon Brown. Burnham is associated with the soft left faction of the Labour Party. He identifies politically as a socialist, and since 2025 has often been cited as the most popular senior Labour figure.