Roberta Blackman-Woods MP

Picture of Roberta Blackman-Woods in discussion

At a glance

  • MP for the City of Durham since 2005
  • Assistant Regional Minister for the North East of England
  • Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Biography

Roberta Blackman-Woods MP is proud and privileged to represent her home City in Parliament. Before being elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for the City of Durham in 2005 she was a university professor in social policy and had previously served as a local councillor.

Roberta’s interests in Parliament are housing, planning, international development, foreign affairs and regeneration. She chairs the Associate Parliamentary Group for Afghanistan and the All-Party Balanced and Sustainable Communities Group.

In Durham she works with local people to highlight the importance of planning and housing policies to the City, with the new unitary council to sensitively regenerate the City Centre and surrounding villages, and with the local NHS trust for the best health services for the area.

Roberta is married with one daughter.