Diane Abbott | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |
Mother of the House | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Harriet Harman |
Shadow Home Secretary | |
In office 6 October 2016 – 4 April 2020[a] | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Andy Burnham |
Succeeded by | Nick Thomas-Symonds |
Shadow Secretary of State for Health | |
In office 27 June 2016 – 6 October 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Heidi Alexander |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Ashworth |
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |
In office 13 September 2015 – 27 June 2016 | |
Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
Preceded by | Mary Creagh |
Succeeded by | Kate Osamor |
Shadow Minister for Public Health | |
In office 9 October 2010 – 8 October 2013 | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Anne Milton |
Succeeded by | Luciana Berger |
Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington | |
Assumed office 11 June 1987 | |
Preceded by | Ernie Roberts |
Majority | 15,090 (36.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Diane Julie Abbott 27 September 1953 Paddington, London, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) |
David Ayensu-Thompson
(m. 1991; div. 1993) |
Children | 1 |
Education | Newnham College, Cambridge (BA) |
Website | dianeabbott |
Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician. Abbott was born and raised in London. Her parents were Jamaican immigrants. She is now the Member of Parliament for the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in London, UK. She was fortunate to be the first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons when she was elected in the 1987 General Election.[2] In 2010, Abbott became Shadow Public Health Minister after unsuccessfully standing for election as leader of the Labour Party.[3][4][5] Abbott was made Shadow Home Secretary by Jeremy Corbyn in October 2016.
She attended Newnham College, Cambridge.[6]
Abbott is a frequent public speaker,[7] newspaper contributor[8] and TV performer. She has been on many programmes such as Have I Got News For You, Celebrity Come Dine with Me,[9] Cash in the Celebrity Attic.[10]
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