Dr Alan Whitehead

Role at Solent

Dr Alan Whitehead was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton Test from 1997 and served until 2024.

Between June 2001 and May 2002 he was Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, responsible for local government, the regions and the Fire Service. Between September 2015 and June 2016, Alan served as Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change in the Department for Energy and Climate Change and then between 2016 and 2023 became Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change within the shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy team. He became Shadow Energy Minister for the Department of Energy security and Net Zero in February 2023.

His interests include Further and Higher Education (Lifelong Learning), Local Government, Constitution (Democracy), Environment, Energy and Transport.