Emily Thornberry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 29 November 2021 – 5 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | The Lord Falconer of Thoroton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Jeremy Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 7 October 2011 – 3 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader | Ed Miliband | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | The Baroness Scotland of Asthal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | The Lord Bach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 5 May 2005[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Chris Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Majority | 15,455 (36.2%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Emily Anne Thornberry 27 July 1960 Guildford, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alma mater | University of Kent (LLB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www |
Emily Anne Thornberry MP (born 27 July 1960) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington South and Finsbury since the 2005 general election.[2] She was the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Shadow First Secretary of State under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.
In December 2019, Thornberry launched her leadership campaign for the 2020 Labour Party leadership race.[3][4] She was eliminated from the race on February 14, 2020.