Katherine Anne Green (born 2 May 1960) is a British politician serving as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime since 2023.
Green was elected to chair the Privileges and Standards Committees in 2018, and stood down upon her appointment as Shadow Child Poverty Strategy Minister by new Labour leader Keir Starmer in April 2020.
She resigned her seat in parliament in November 2022 after being nominated by Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester's Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.
[1][4] Green was employed as director of the National Council for One Parent Families from 2000 to 2004 and chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) from 2004 to 2009.
[4] In 2009, Green was selected as the candidate for Stretford and Urmston through an all-women shortlist following Beverley Hughes's announcement that she would not be seeking re-election.
Green had neglected to mention her membership of the GMB trade union when attempting to amend the Legal Aid Bill.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, accepted Green's apology, describing it as "most courteous" and insisting that the matter had been resolved.
[10] In February 2012, Green complained about a beer sold in the House of Commons Stranger's Bar, called Top Totty.
The advertising plate on the pump handle featured an image of a bikini-clad bunny girl, which Green said "demeaned women".
[13] Green wrote in the New Statesman in September 2016: "Even when Jeremy gets that there's a problem, his solutions too often reinforce rather than address the root causes of gender inequality".
[30] She contested the chairmanship of the Work and Pensions Committee in June 2015, but was defeated by Labour colleague Frank Field by 307 votes to 248.