Amanda Martin | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education | |
| Assumed office 11 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Penny Mordaunt |
| Majority | 780 (1.8%) |
| President of the National Education Union | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amanda Martin Portsmouth,Hampshire,England |
| Party | Labour |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Portsmouth,Hampshire,England |
| Website | https://amandamartin.org.uk/ |
Amanda Martin is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North since 2024. She gained the seat from cabinet minister,Penny Mordaunt. [1]
A native of Portsmouth,Martin originally worked as a teacher,becoming a school governor and education trustee. [2] She also became chair of the Portsmouth Labour Party and she was once president of the National Education Union. [2]
In September 2024 Martin was elected Chair of the All-party parliamentary group on Gibraltar. [3]
In September 2025 Martin started a new role as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education. [4]
