The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Darlington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alan Milburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Peter Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Darlington Council for Cockerton West | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 May 2007 – May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jan Cossins | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Jennifer Chapman 25 September 1973 Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alma mater | Brunel University (BSc) Durham University (MA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jennifer Chapman, Baroness Chapman of Darlington (born 25 September 1973) is a British politician serving as a Member of the House of Lords since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington from 2010 to 2019.
Chapman was political secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer, from 2020 to 2021. As a shadow Cabinet Office minister from 2021 to 2023, she served as a member of the shadow cabinet. She was appointed Chancellor of Teesside University in 2023.