Bridget Phillipson | |
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Secretary of State for Education | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Gillian Keegan |
Minister for Women and Equalities | |
Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Kemi Badenoch |
Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
In office 29 November 2021 – 5 July 2024 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Kate Green |
Succeeded by | Damian Hinds |
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 6 April 2020 – 29 November 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Peter Dowd |
Succeeded by | Pat McFadden |
Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 7,168 (17.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridget Maeve Phillipson 19 December 1983 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England |
Political party | Labour |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Website | www |
Bridget Maeve Phillipson (born 19 December 1983) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South at the 2010 general election.[1]