Honorific-Prefix: | Dr |
Jeevun Sandher | |
Office1: | Member of Parliament for Loughborough |
Majority1: | 4,960 (11.7%) |
Term Start1: | 4 July 2024 |
Predecessor1: | Jane Hunt |
Birth Name: | Jeevun Gurpreet Singh Sandher |
Party: | Labour |
Profession: | Economist |
Alma Mater: | King's College London (PhD)University of Nottingham (MSc, BA) |
Dr Jeevun Gurpreet Singh Sandher[1] (born September 1990)[2] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Loughborough since 2024, gaining the seat from Jane Hunt.[3] [4]
Sandher was born in the UK into a British Punjabi Sikh family with origins from Jalandhar, Punjab.[5] [6]
Sandher graduated with a PhD in Political Economy from King’s College London in 2022.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] He was also an active member of the Young Fabians.