Luke Charters

Early life and education Charters was born on 18 August 1995 in York, North Yorkshire, England. He then studied political science at the University of Chicago, graduating with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 2017. While at the Bank of England, Charters helped with the polymer banknote programme and contributed to the development of new payment infrastructure projects. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Charters collaborated with the CEOs of several banks to ensure readily available access to cash. In May 2022, Charters was appointed company director. In March 2024 Charters resigned as a company director. Charters was also a company director of Charters-Reid Surveyors Ltd between October 2014 and October 2017. In July 2020, Charters was appointed a company director of Roots Local Ltd cocktail bar, and resigned as a director in July 2022 before the company was placed in voluntary liquidation in 2023. == Parliamentary career ==

Charters first stood for election for York Outer (as Luke Charters-Reid) as the Labour candidate in the 2017 general election, when he was 21, coming second to the Conservative Party's incumbent MP Julian Sturdy. Charters was subsequently elected as a councillor for the Wall End ward on Newham London Borough Council in 2022 prior to standing in York Outer. He stepped down from the council in 2023. flood defences for York, planning reform, eating disorders in young men, and removing restrictions on investing in UK defence companies. Charters has also campaigned for the creation of a national anti-fraud centre. Elected with 45% of the vote, a positive swing of 15%, Charters temporarily appointed Labour donor Owen Trotter to set up and run his first parliamentary office. On 17 July 2024, he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons in the debate following the King's Speech and was elected as the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food Security. In October 2024, Charters was elected to the Public Accounts Committee. Previously, Charters served on the Crown Estate Bill Committee. In November 2024, Charters voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. In March 2025, Charters held a Westminster Hall debate on "aggressive and unregulated bailiff practices". Later that month, Charters supported government reforms of the existing "cliff-edge welfare system" and was one of 36 signatories in an open letter of support for improving disabled employment support. In May 2025, Charters introduced a Private Members' Bill for the regulation of bailiffs "to get a grip on rogue bailiffs", and proposed looking at the ban on alcohol during men's football matches. Charters also serves as the current chair of the FinTech All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). In June 2025, Charters announced that he would be the first male MP to take extended parental leave and employ his office manager as locum during paternity leave. This followed a campaign for improving UK paternity leave that was backed by multiple MPs and the Women and Equalities Committee. == Personal life ==

Charters has a wife and two children. They named their first son after his religious studies teacher at Huntington School. They had their second son in summer 2025. == References ==