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Mike Kane
Michael Joseph Patrick Kane (born 9 January 1969) is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, Kane has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wythenshawe and Sale East since 2014.
He served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport from July 2024 to September 2025.
Michael Kane was born on 9 January 1969 in Wythenshawe. He was born to Joseph and Kathleen (née McGirl) Kane, both Irish immigrants who migrated separately to Manchester in 1955.
He attended St Aidan's Primary School in Northern Moor, moving on to St Paul's RC High School in Newall Green before studying for his A Levels at Loreto College, Hulme, Manchester. He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BA in Social Sciences in 1997 and a PGCE in 1999.
After university, Kane was a primary school teacher at Springfield Primary School in Sale.
Kane joined the Labour Party at 18. He has described himself as a "Blairite"
In 1991 he was elected to Manchester City Council in Northenden ward, gaining his seat from the Conservatives (the sitting councillor stood as an Independent Conservative against her replacement, but Kane had more votes than both put together). He was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2004. Kane was appointed Executive Member for Arts and Leisure in 2007. When his was up for re-election in 2008, he was defeated by eight votes, losing to the Liberal Democrat candidate.
Kane worked behind the scenes for several politicians, including as office manager for Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde. He was also a parliamentary assistant to Reynolds and James Purnell, the previous MP for Stalybridge and Hyde. He worked for Tameside Council as a Senior Executive Assistant based in the council leader's office.
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Mike Kane
Michael Joseph Patrick Kane (born 9 January 1969) is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, Kane has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wythenshawe and Sale East since 2014.
He served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport from July 2024 to September 2025.
Michael Kane was born on 9 January 1969 in Wythenshawe. He was born to Joseph and Kathleen (née McGirl) Kane, both Irish immigrants who migrated separately to Manchester in 1955.
He attended St Aidan's Primary School in Northern Moor, moving on to St Paul's RC High School in Newall Green before studying for his A Levels at Loreto College, Hulme, Manchester. He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BA in Social Sciences in 1997 and a PGCE in 1999.
After university, Kane was a primary school teacher at Springfield Primary School in Sale.
Kane joined the Labour Party at 18. He has described himself as a "Blairite"
In 1991 he was elected to Manchester City Council in Northenden ward, gaining his seat from the Conservatives (the sitting councillor stood as an Independent Conservative against her replacement, but Kane had more votes than both put together). He was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2004. Kane was appointed Executive Member for Arts and Leisure in 2007. When his was up for re-election in 2008, he was defeated by eight votes, losing to the Liberal Democrat candidate.
Kane worked behind the scenes for several politicians, including as office manager for Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde. He was also a parliamentary assistant to Reynolds and James Purnell, the previous MP for Stalybridge and Hyde. He worked for Tameside Council as a Senior Executive Assistant based in the council leader's office.
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