Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner (née Bowen; born 28 March 1980) is a British politician serving as Shadow First Secretary of State and Deputy Leader of the Opposition since 2020. A member of the Labour Party, she currently serves as its Deputy leader. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. She has served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Secretary of State for Education since 2016.

Angela Rayner MP
Rayner in 2019
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow First Secretary of State
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 2020
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Emily Thornberry
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 April 2020
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Tom Watson
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
In office 1 July 2016 – 5 April 2020
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn Sir Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Pat Glass
Succeeded by	Rebecca Long-Bailey
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
In office 27 June 2016 – 6 October 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Kate Green
Succeeded by	Sarah Champion
Shadow Minister of State for Pensions
In office 11 January 2016 – 1 July 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Nick Thomas-Symonds
Succeeded by	Alex Cunningham
Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	David Heyes
Majority	4,263 (11.1%)
Personal details
Born	Angela Bowen (1980-03-28) 28 March 1980 Stockport, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Mark Rayner (m. 2010)
Children	3
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In January 2020, Rayner announced her candidacy for Labour Deputy Leader in the 2020 deputy leadership election, which she won.

Angela Rayner Media

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  Rayner rallying in Falmouth for the Labour Party in November 2019 for the general election campaign

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  Rayner speaking at the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election hustings in Bristol