Ms Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland, has been re-appointed to the role as part of a Labour party reshuffle following the general election. She replaces the former shadow childcare minister Alison McGovern, who is now Labour’s treasury minister.
Sharon Hodgson is also shadow women’s and equalities minister and chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on School Food.
She first came into the role of shadow minister for children and families in 2010 when she worked on issues including special educational needs, early intervention, childcare and school food. Ms Hodgson was also influential in getting The Special Educational Needs Act 2008 into law.
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