Andy MacNae (born 29 April 1965[1]) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen since 2024.[2]

Andy MacNae
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Rossendale and Darwen
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Preceded byJake Berry
Majority5,628 (13%)
Personal details
Born
Andrew Clive Mitchell MacNae

(1965-04-29) 29 April 1965 (age 59)
Political partyLabour

A keen cyclist, he is a trustee of Cycling UK.[3] He is the director of Venture Extreme Consultancy Limited,[4] whose website describes him as "a leading authority on the development of extreme sport and adventure destinations." It also notes that MacNae was "the National Officer and Deputy Chief Executive of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC). He progressed to become Chief Executive of Mountain Services (UK mountaineering’s commercial arm) and the Mountain Heritage Trust."[5]

He and his wife Vanessa live in the borough of Rossendale. They have had two children together – a son, and a daughter who died soon after birth.[3]

References

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  1. ^ MacNae, Andy. "Birthday Post". Facebook. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Rossendale and Darwen – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Macdonald, Robert (1 December 2023). "Biking Rossendale councillor with regeneration background chosen for Westminster election battle". Lancs Live. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Andrew Clive Mitchell MACNAE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ "ABOUT ANDY". Mysite. Retrieved 11 August 2024.