Elizabeth Louise Kendall (born 11 June 1971) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester West since 2010.
In 2011, Kendall was appointed Shadow Minister for Care and Older People and invited to attend meetings of the Shadow Cabinet.
Kendall was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge where she read history.In September 2015, Kendall stood for the Leader of the Labour Party in the leadership election following the resignation of Ed Miliband.