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Meg Hillier - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Meg Hillier is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Identity.
Meg Hillier began her political career in 1994, when she was elected to Islington council. She became the youngest ever mayor of Islington in 1998.
She was elected to the London Assembly to represent Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest in 2000. She chaired the Assembly’s culture, sport and tourism committee, which monitored the mayor’s work in these areas and was the London watchdog on sports and culture issues.
A former journalist, Meg has worked in or campaigned on housing issues for a decade and chaired the London Assembly’s inquiry into housing for key workers in 2000.
She stood down from the Assembly at the June 2004 election after her selection as the parliamentary candidate for Hackney South and Shoreditch.
She has campaigned for many years to keep the East London Line extensions, from Shoreditch to Dalston, on track. Transport is one of her key priorities – she has championed new buses coming to Hackney. Housing, childcare, schools and jobs are other priorities for her in Hackney.
Meg is married with two young children.
