Valerie Vaz | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 6 October 2016 – 9 May 2021 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Paul Flynn |
| Succeeded by | Thangam Debbonaire |
| Member of Parliament for Walsall and Bloxwich Walsall South (2010–2024) | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce George |
| Majority | 3,914 (8.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valerie Carol Marian Vaz 7 December 1954 Aden Colony (now Yemen) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Paul Townsend |
| Relations | Keith Vaz (brother) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Bedford College, University of London |
| Website | Official website |
Valerie Carol Marian Vaz[1] (born 7 December 1954) is a British Labour politician and former solicitor who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall and Bloxwich, previously Walsall South since 2010. She served as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2016 to 2021 in the Shadow Cabinets of Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer.
- ^ "Profile: Valerie Carol Marian Vaz". ukwhoswho.com. UK Who's Who. Retrieved 12 May 2015.