Miriam Cates

Miriam Cates is‌ ‌the Conservative‌ ‌MP‌ ‌for Penistone and Stocksbridge‌,‌ ‌having‌ ‌first‌ ‌been‌ ‌elected‌ ‌to‌ ‌Parliament‌ ‌in‌ 2019.  Cates gained the seat from Labour with a majority of 7,210.

Born‌ in 1982, Miriam Cates studied genetics at the University of Cambridge and obtained a Postgraduate certificate in Education from Sheffield Hallam University.

She then worked‌ as‌ a science teacher in a school in Sheffield.

Cates has a more recent background in the software sector, having worked as a Finance Director for a software consultancy company.  The Register of Members Interests shows her to continue to have a holding in Redemption Media, and she has in the past been linked to the App, Foodbank, which provided services to Food Banks.

She is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Small and Micro businesses, and Digital Skills.